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VNI-West

Mountain, B. R., Percy, S. (2020). Analysis of the consumer benefits associated with earlier commissioning of VNI-West or Marinus. Report for the Australian Energy Market Operator. Available on request.  

 

Mountain, B. R. (2022). VEPC Submission on VNI-West Project Assessment Draft Report (PADR)

 

Mountain, B. R. and Bartlett, S. (2023). Submission on VNI-West Consultation Report – Options Assessment

 

Put up a parking lot: Why these new transmission projects will fail wind and solar

Bruce Mountain and Simon Bartlett, Renew Economy, 24 April 2023

 

New links could turn Victoria into energy importer: Solar and storage would be cheaper

Bruce Mountain and Simon Bartlett, Renew Economy, 05 May 2023

 

The investment test for electricity transmission has become a sham

Bruce Mountain and Simon Bartlett, Renew Economy, 15 June 2023

 

Mountain, B.R., Bartlett, S., Edwards, D. (2023). No longer lost in transmission: Expanding transmission need not be at the expense of land-holders, renewables investors, communities, consumers and the environment. Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University, Melbourne. DOI: 10.26196/gf0x-ww20.

 

No longer lost in transmission

A presentation by Prof Bruce Mountain, Simon Bartlett and Darren Edwards, Victoria Energy Policy Centre (VEPC),  Victoria University,  Melbourne.  2 August 2023.

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Is there a case for building new grid interconnectors? AEMO's own data suggests not

Bruce Mountain, Renew Economy, 12 October 2023

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The diversity argument for this new transmission link doesn't stack up

Bruce Mountain, Renew Economy, 19 October 2023

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Botched transmission is a botched transition

Bruce Mountain, State of Energy Research Conference, Perth, 15 February 2024

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Victoria's power outage could have been far worse. Can we harden the grid against extreme weather

Bruce Mountain, The Conversation, 23 February 2024

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Statement in response to the Victorian Government's "Summary of the Independent Assessment of Plan B"

Bruce Mountain, VEPC Statement, 9 April 2024

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Final Senate inquiry submission - Bruce Mountain

Bruce Mountain, VEPC Submission, 14 October 2024

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Central planning is failing Australia's energy transition

Bruce Mountain, Opinion Article, CEDA, 12 May 2025

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"Watershed moment:" Transmission re-think our best chance to get renewable grid right

Bruce Mountain, Renew Economy, 27 May 2025

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VEPC submission on VicGrid's Draft Victoria Transmission Plan (DVTP)

Bruce Mountain, submission to VicGrid, 17 June 2025

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Gridlocked: The state of transmission in the transition

Interviews by Nadia Howland, Energy Source & Distribution, Sep/Oct Edition 22 September 2025

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Transmission expansion in the NEM: a profound failure and some suggestions

Bruce Mountain, presentation NEMDEV, Brisbane, 7 October 2025

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