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Storage policy and economics

Tesla big battery: It earned a lot more money in second quarter

Bruce Mountain and Steven Parker, Renew Economy, 3 Aug 2018

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BOOT comes to households: has the sharing economy arrived in Australia's electricity market?

Presentation by Director VEPC, Prof Bruce Mountain, State of Energy Research Conference. 8 Dec 2021 

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Mountain, B. R., Harris, P. N., Woodley, T., Sheehan, P. (2022). Electricity storage: the critical electricity policy challenge for our new government. Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University, Melbourne. DOI: 10.26196/23jk-8f47. 

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Electricity storage: the critical electricity policy challenge for our new Government

A paper by Prof Bruce Mountain, Peter Harris, Ted Woodley and Peter Sheehan. Melbourne Economic Forum, 9 June 2022 

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Initial reflections on the ESB's Capacity Mechanism and Other Options for Consideration

A presentation by Prof Bruce Mountain. Prepared for Smart Energy Council, Victoria Energy Summit, 22 June 2022 

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Electricity storage: the critical electricity policy challenge for our new Government

A presentation by Prof Bruce Mountain. Prepared for CEC Wind Directorate, 12 July 2022 

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How home batteries can be good money spinners – and lessen the need for subsidies

Bruce Mountain and Ben Willey, Renew Economy, 20 Sept 2022

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How are customer benefits and market arbitrage benefits of behind-the-meter solar-batteries affected by tariff optimisation?

A presentation by Prof Bruce Mountain research in collaboration with Dr Tom Longden, Centre for the Research in Regulated Industries, Western Conference, Monterey, 15 June 2023 

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Electricity storage and decarbonisation of electricity supply: the case of South Australia

A working paper by Prof Bruce Mountain, 18 Jan 2024 

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Massively expanding behind-the-meter battery-backed photovoltaics (PV) on business properties

Bruce Mountain, C4C, 2 October 2024 

 

Final Senate Inquiry submission - Bruce Mountain

Bruce Mountain, VEPC Submission, 14 October 2024 

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Tasmanian Joint Select Committee on Energy Matters submission

By Prof Bruce Mountain, 27 Nov 2024 

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An analysis of electrical storage demand and cost in South Australia

A paper by Prof Bruce Mountain, Energy Economics, Elsevier, March 2025 

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Pumped hydro and pumped up prices: the case of Australia's largest pumped hydro generator

A presentation by Prof Bruce Mountain, State of Energy Research Conference, 15 July 2025 

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Storage and Signals: Solar and Battery Storage, Time-of-Use Pricing, and Household Peak Demand in the Australian NEM

Non-technical summary, VEPC Working Paper, by Prof Bruce Mountain, 29 September 2026 

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Storage and Signals: Solar and Battery Storage, Time-of-Use Pricing, and Household Peak Demand in the Australian NEM

VEPC Working Paper, by Prof Bruce Mountain, 29 September 2026 

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