Competition in South Australia's retail energy markets - interview with participants
- Project Released: 15 Jul 2010
- Project Closes: 15 Jul 2010
- Contact: Nathan Petrus
Overview
In line with the Commission’s objectives of protecting the long term interests
of South Australian consumers with respect to the price, quality and reliability
of essential services, the purpose of this report is to build on previous work
that has assessed the effectiveness of retail competition in the South
Australian energy market. The report provides a synopsis on the level of
competitiveness in the South Australian retail energy market from the
perspective of licensees
Status
Current status is Final
Final
In April 2010, the Commission engaged ACIL Tasman to conduct interviews of
South Australian energy market participants to ascertain their views on the
competitiveness of the South Australian retail energy market. The objective of
the interviews were to identify common factors being experienced by licensed
retailers that are having an impact on the level of competition in the South
Australian energy retail market. In depth interviews were subsequently
conducted with 14 industry participants in May 2010.
Consistent with the framework previously adopted by the Commission to assess
the competitiveness of the South Australian energy retail market, the report
describes the key indicators of the retail energy market in terms of
"structure, conduct and performance". In addition, the report outlines
participants suggestions for increasing the level of competitiveness of the
retail energy market in South Australia, both within and outside the
Commission's current regulatory responsibilities.
The Commission will review the findings contained in the report, and provide
a regulatory response where it is considered beneficial in the long term
interest of South Australian consumers with respect to the price, quality and
reliability of essential services.