Australian Electricity Market Competitive Intensity Index

Table of Contents

• DATAMONITOR VIEW
  • CATALYST
  • SUMMARY
  • METHODOLOGY
• INTRODUCTION TO THE MARKET COMPETITIVE INTENSITY (MCI) INDEX
  • The MCI Index assesses the competitive environments in power and gas markets and forecasts switching behaviour
  • The MCI Index shows how attractive a particular market is to new entrants in terms of the competitive environment
  • The MCI Index is calculated by deriving a weighted average of scores over 9 key metrics
  • Calibration of the underlying metrics
  • Effectiveness of regulator
  • Ease of Third Party Access
  • Effectiveness of balancing & data transfer
  • Wholesale market fragmentation
  • Retail market fragmentation
  • Traded market maturity
  • Access to market information & assistance
  • Consumer representation
  • Propensity to switch
• AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICITY MARKET COMPETITIVE INTENSITY
  • Market regulation
  • Third party access
  • Effectiveness of balancing and data transfer
  • Wholesale and retail market fragmentation
  • Traded market maturity
  • Market information
  • Consumer representation
  • Switching rates and propensity
  • Summaries by State
  • Global comparisons
    • Australian States versus European markets
• APPENDIX
  • Methodology
  • Further reading
  • Contact details
  • List of Figures
    • Figure 1: MCI Index Scoring Scale
    • Figure 2: MCI Index Scoring Metrics
    • Figure 3: MCI Metrics
    • Figure 4: Effectiveness of regulator scoring scale
    • Figure 5: Ease of Third Party Access scoring scale
    • Figure 6: Effectiveness of balancing & data transfer scoring scale
    • Figure 7: Wholesale market fragmentation scoring scale
    • Figure 8: Retail market fragmentation scoring scale
    • Figure 9: Traded market maturity scoring scale
    • Figure 10: Access to market information & assistance scoring scale
    • Figure 11: Consumer representation scoring scale
    • Figure 12: Propensity to switch scoring scale
    • Figure 13: Effectiveness of regulator
    • Figure 14: Third party access
    • Figure 15: Effectiveness of balancing and data transfer
    • Figure 16: AGL and Alinta create leading energy and infrastructure businesses in Australia
    • Figure 17: Wholesale market fragmentation
    • Figure 18: Retail market fragmentation
    • Figure 19: Traded market maturity
    • Figure 20: Access to market information and assistance
    • Figure 21: Consumer representation
    • Figure 22: Propensity to switch
    • Figure 23: NSW MCI Index, 2006-08
    • Figure 24: Victoria MCI Index, 2006-08
    • Figure 25: South Australia MCI Index, 2006-08
    • Figure 26: Queensland MCI Index, 2006-08
    • Figure 27: Comparisons of global MCI Indices for Australian States and 20 European countries, ranked by 2008 additive score