We draw on our breadth of skills and experience to deliver services for our clients across a range of sectors.
We have experience working in government, for regulators and in energy businesses.
We have experience working in government, for regulators and in energy businesses.
- Forecasting – producing regular and bespoke electricity, gas, and carbon price forecasts
- Economic analysis – identifying and quantifying economic costs and benefits to inform investment and policy decisions
- Network pricing – assisting regulators and networks design efficient and practical pricing methodologies
- Strategy & planning – assisting organisations distil ideas, develop roadmaps, and plan for the future
- Market design – assisting regulators design markets that are competitive, efficient and effective
- Regulatory proposals – assisting regulated entities prepare price-quality proposals for the Commerce Commission
- Research – conducting deep dives into and preparing white papers on emerging issues and sectors
- Policy analysis – assisting government agencies through the policy process, including analysis, consultation and decision making
- Consenting & expert witness – providing expert reports and evidence to support resource consent applications and legal disputes
- Modelling – using our proprietary ORC and ENZ models to provide price forecasts and quantitative analysis to support our other work
Not sure if our skills are a match for you?
Get in touch with one of our directors or email:
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We will always give you an honest assessment of whether we have skills and capacity to help.
Some specific examples of our work include:
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In response to customer demand, from September 2024, we are preparing quarterly electricity price forecast reports. These draw on the knowledge and tools we have built up through our consulting practice, and include a written report and access to a dashboard that can be used to drill down and download results.
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We assisted the Energy Competition Task Force to develop a working paper on context and headwinds for entrant generators, with a focus on Power Purchase Agreements.
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We undertook a research project for the New Zealand Transport Agency looking into what would need to be improved to help establish a comprehensive EV charging network across New Zealand.
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We have worked closely with Chorus as they prepared to enter new regulatory arrangements for fibre telecommunications services. This wide-ranging engagement built on practical business experience and regulatory expertise to help Chorus fast-track development of new capabilities.
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We have worked with the Climate Change Commission to develop a model of the NZ economy to support carbon budgets and associated policy recommendations. The model incorporates detailed economic analysis of emitting sectors and models physical drivers of outcomes and inter-linkages between sectors. This model also informs our regular carbon and gas forecasts.
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We have prepared expert reports on the economic benefits of generation projects to support various consenting and reconsenting applications.
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We produce projections of New Zealand's gas sector out to 2050, using modelling that considers the interaction between the economics of gas supply and the four main gas-using demand sectors. See our forecasting page for more details.
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We worked with Wellington Electricity to design and test the impact of new time-of-use pricing. This work included matching customer-level half-hourly consumption data with census deprivation data to model the socio-economic impact of pricing changes. We have also advised the Electricity Authority and numerous network companies on the broader principles and practice of tariff reform.
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Jeremy presented a paper on the practicalities of economic regulation at the Water New Zealand Conference and Expo 2024. The paper looked at the implications of economic regulation for engineering and asset management, financial planning and executive teams, as well as company directors.
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We have been expert witnesses for various gas contract and carbon market disputes.
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We conducted a multi-client study assessing various policy options for incentivising EV uptake in New Zealand. We previously also undertook a research project on behalf of three of New Zealand's largest network companies investigating the issues and options associated with large-scale EV uptake in New Zealand.
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We undertook a multi-client research project investigating the role that hydrogen technologies could play in the New Zealand energy system. It involved development of ground-breaking modelling of the economics of green hydrogen in the specific context of New Zealand's hydro-dominated electricity system.
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We have led the preparation of independent market reports and forecasts used in connection with capital raising or business refinancing for a range of energy sector businesses.
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We undertook a study that examined the drivers of energy hardship in New Zealand and assessed policy options for addressing hardship.
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