Jim Bushnell - Conduct provisions in electricity markets
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I’m talking to , an Associate Professor at the University of California, Davis – who was in New Zealand in August as the S.T. Lee fellow at the New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation. Last week’s instalment was the last official episode in the series where Jim reflected on where the current stories about price manipulation in US power markets may end. While we were wrapping up, I asked Jim about conduct provisions – which Gasman asked about on my blog way back in August last year. This is what he said. Topically enough, it’s very close to where...
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Jim Bushnell - When it's ok for banks to rort power markets (again)
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What JP Morgan did and what it says about US electric market design I’m talking to , an Associate Professor at the University of California, Davis – who was in New Zealand in August as the S.T. Lee fellow at the New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation. Before the Christmas break, Jim explained why the current cases of price manipulation in US power markets aren’t Enron all over again. It’s all about the complex market design in the US, which internalises a plethora of externalities - and what happens when traders play there. This week he reflects on where...
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Enron 2 (again)
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Jim Bushnell on the current cases of price manipulation in US power markets I’m talking to , an Associate Professor at the University of California, Davis – who was in New Zealand in August as the S.T. Lee fellow at the New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation. He gave a lecture in Wellington asking If Electricity Liberalisation is So Great, why does everybody hate it? Last week, Jim talked about how Enron made its money in California. This week, we go back to the current cases that the federal regulator in the US has brought against JP Morgan...
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Jim Bushnell - Enron's Californian Trading Strategies
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Entertaining and fully disclosed - but less potent than market power I’m talking to , an Associate Professor at the University of California, Davis – who was in New Zealand in August as the S.T. Lee fellow at the New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation. Last week, Jim explained what the 2001 Californian Power Crisis did for the political career of Arnold Schwarzenegger, amongst others. This week he talks specifically about how Enron made its money in California – the strategies are well disclosed but what they made was peanuts compared to some of the other...
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Jim Bushnell - Electricity and the career of Arnold Schwarzenegger
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You can take the politics out of power but... I’m talking to , an Associate Professor at the University of California, Davis – who was in New Zealand in August as the S.T. Lee fellow at the New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation. Last week, Jim talked about the counterintuitive blackouts in the 2001 Californian Power Crisis they saw – even when there was surplus generation capacity available. This week he explains what it did for some high-profile political careers, including that of Arnold Schwarzenegger. In August, Bushnell gave a lecture in...
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Jim Bushnell - Blackouts with surplus generation?
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How the Californian Power Crisis went from financial to physical I’m talking to , an Associate Professor at the University of California, Davis – who was in New Zealand in August as the S. T. Lee fellow at the New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation. Last week, Jim started to explain what actually happened in the 2001 Californian electricity crisis. This week he talks about the counterintuitive blackouts they saw – even when there was surplus generation capacity available. In August, Bushnell gave a lecture in Wellington asking If Electricity...
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Jim Bushnell - What really happened in the California Power Crisis
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Bad market design or maverick trading? I’m talking to , an Associate Professor at the University of California, Davis – who was in New Zealand in August as the S. T. Lee fellow at the New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation. Last week, Jim gave us his perspective on the California electricity crisis and Enron’s role in it. He doesn’t think they were the real problem. This week he starts to explain what was. In August, Bushnell gave a lecture in Wellington asking If Electricity Liberalisation is So Great, why does everybody hate it?
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Jim Bushnell - Enron in California (take 2)
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What an expert thinks I’m talking to , an Associate Professor at the University of California, Davis – who was in New Zealand in August as the S.T. Lee fellow at the New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation. Last week, Jim explained the problems that Single Buyer proposals faced in the US 10 years ago – useful input to the debate over NZ Power. This week I get to talk about Enron again: Jim lives in California and was there when they were – he gives us his perspectives. In August, Bushnell gave a lecture in Wellington asking If Electricity...
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Jim Bushnell - Single buyer markets
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Not again? I’m taking to , an Associate Professor at the University of California, Davis – who was in New Zealand in 2013. This is from a series of podcasts I recorded back then which remain relevant today as we ask questions again around electricity market reform. Last week, I asked Jim about the Labour-Green Power NZ proposals – it rang a few bells. This week he explains the problems that similar proposals faced in the US 10 years ago. In August, Bushnell gave a lecture in Wellington asking If Electricity Liberalisation is So Great, why does everybody hate it?.
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Jim Bushnell - How NZ Power looks from California
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Surprisingly familiar I’m talking to , an Associate Professor at the University of California, Davis – who was in New Zealand in 2013. This is from a series of podcasts I recorded back then which remain relevant today as we ask questions again around electricity market reform. Last week, Jim talked us through the reform process the US followed and reflected on the results in 2006: higher prices in the states that had deregulated. This week I ask him about the Labour-Green NZ Power proposals – it rang a few bells. In August, Bushnell gave a lecture in Wellington asking If...
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So after 15 years cranking out my blog and podcast for Energy News, I’ve decided to use the platform to host some new voices and unconventional perspectives to shed some light on how we’re going to manage the energy transition. Sophie Burgess “the Accidental Energy Professional” is joining me on the journey.
For the next few weeks, we’re talking to Shelley Pearce who’s the Director of Engineering NZ’s rather wonderful Wonder Project, their free programme for schools, designed to get young Kiwis excited about science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
Talking about the Power Challenge where year 7 & 8 students design and build a wind turbine and light up their own mini town, we learn about Transpower’s role in making the project happen and the hundreds of STEM professionals who are inspiring tamariki around the country as Wonder Project Ambassadors.
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