The Victoria Energy Policy Centre (VEPC) is a research centre focussing on policy challenges in energy in Australia, with a particular focus on Victoria.
The VEPC's core research discipline is economics, but we encourage collaboration between experts from different academic traditions. We combine academically rigorous research and analysis, with a practical understanding of government processes.
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Retail electricity market monitoring of diverse consumers and market offers
VEPC Working Paper WP2008. Updated November 2020.
By Bruce Mountain and Kelly Burns
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Wrong way, go back
An analysis of the economics and greenhouse gas impact of Marinus Link and Battery of the Nation
By Bruce Mountain and Steven Percy
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Do households respond to Time-Of-Use tariffs? Evidence from Australia
A Working Paper by Kelly Burns, Senior Research Fellow, VEPC and Bruce Mountain, Director, VEPC
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Rooftop photovoltaics and electricity distributors: who wins and who loses?
A Working Paper by Bruce Mountain, Director, VEPC, Steven Percy, Senior Research Fellow, VEPC, and Kelly Burns, Senior Research Fellow, VEPC.
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A model for the estimation of residential rooftop photovoltaic capacity
A Working Paper by Bruce Mountain, Director, VEPC, Amine Gassem, AG-Study, Kelly Burns, Senior Research Fellow, VEPC, and Steven Percy, Senior Research Fellow, VEPC
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Loyalty taxes in retail electricity markets: not as they seem?
A Working Paper by Bruce Mountain, Director, VEPC, and Kelly Burns, Senior Research Fellow, VEPC
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Ensuring reliable electricity supply in Victoria to 2028: suggested policy changes
A report by Bruce Mountain, VEPC Director, and Dr Steven Percy, VEPC Research Fellow.
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VEPC National Energy Market dashboard
Recent commentary MORE >
Pumped hydro isn’t our energy future, it’s our past
Bruce Mountain and Steven Percy, The Conversation, 29 Oct 2020
A new look inside the workings of Australia’s National Electricity Market
Bruce Mountain and Steven Percy, Renew Economy, 20 Oct 2020
You can’t trust the price-comparison market, as iSelect’s $8.5 million fine shows
Bruce Mountain, The Conversation, 13 Oct 2020