Australian Electricity Market Competitive Intensity Index

Publication Date	September 2006
Publisher	Datamonitor
Product Type	Report
Pages	29
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	DAT04235

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Summary

Introduction

This brief assesses the degree of competitive intensity currently prevailing in four key power markets in Australia: NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland. Through the use of a scoring mechanism, the brief also forecasts how this competitive intensity will evolve by mid-2008 and compares scores for the four States against those of 20 European countries analysed in a previous study.

Scope

Insight into the current levels of competitiveness in four Australian States.
Forecasts of future competitive dynamics and their evolution within the power market.
Comparisons of the four key States against 20 European markets.

Highlights

Victoria rates as the most competitive State in Australia, just ahead of South Australia, and then followed by NSW. However, by 2008, South Australia is forecast to edge ahead of Victoria.

Only three European markets the UK, Denmark and Sweden - score higher on our Market Competitive Intensity Index than the three most competitive Australian States.

While South Australia, Victoria and NSW continue to occupy the 4th, 5th and 6th places in the rankings against Europe from 2006 to 2008, the introduction of competition into Queensland's residential sector will assist in the State rising from 12th to 9th in the overall rankings.

Reasons to Purchase

Assess the competitive environments in four key States' power markets both now and in the future.
Gain insight into factors driving market competitiveness and how each individual part of the chain will evolve as competition develops.
Contrast the competitiveness of the Australian market against European markets to identify potential future developments.

Content

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