Hancock's blog

John Hancock is a New Zealand-based consultant who specialises in technology, market reform and incentive regulation in the energy & utilities sector. He has been writing a weekly blog in www.energynews.co.nz since August 2008 including audio interviews with some luminaries of energy market design. We're releasing new episodes through this feed and highlights of the back catologue. If you'd like to try a subscription to Energy News email [email protected] with the header Podcast.

Jim Bushnell - Conduct provisions in electricity markets 07/10/2025

Jim Bushnell - When it's ok for banks to rort power markets (again) 07/03/2025

Enron 2 (again) 06/26/2025

Jim Bushnell - Enron's Californian Trading Strategies 06/19/2025

Jim Bushnell - Electricity and the career of Arnold Schwarzenegger 06/12/2025

Jim Bushnell - Blackouts with surplus generation? 06/05/2025

Jim Bushnell - What really happened in the California Power Crisis 05/29/2025

Jim Bushnell - Enron in California (take 2) 05/22/2025

Jim Bushnell - Single buyer markets 05/15/2025

Jim Bushnell - How NZ Power looks from California 05/08/2025

Jim Bushnell - Prices were higher in states that deregulated 05/01/2025

Jim Bushnell - How the US liberalised electricity 04/23/2025

Jim Bushnell - Why liberalise? 04/16/2025

Jim Bushnell - If electricity liberalisation is so great, why does everybody hate it? 04/10/2025

Questioning the establishment 03/21/2024

Do we need to co- or re-design the workplace? 03/14/2024

Reverse mentoring and digital literacy 03/07/2024

Conflict between the ages 02/29/2024

What skills are we going to need for a low-carbon energy future? 02/22/2024

Collaboration isn’t just saying 'hi' at conferences and in airport lounges 02/15/2024

Does our future workforce need yesterday’s qualifications? 02/08/2024

Diversity in STEM 12/09/2023

STEM career pathways 11/30/2023

Being a STEM Ambassador 11/23/2023

The Power Challenge for year 7 & 8 11/16/2023

Making STEM fun for years 7 & 8 11/09/2023

The wonderful Wonder Project 11/02/2023

How Boomers can help 10/26/2023

Finding innovation in the energy transition 10/19/2023

Diversity is not just gender and ethnicity 10/13/2023