Market Competitive Intensity (MCI): New Jersey

Introduction

This series of market profiles covers 5 key markets in North America. Each profile provides insight into market structures, regulatory environments, supply and demand balances, assets, market concentration and wholesale sources of energy.

Scope

• Detailed overviews of energy market dynamics, players and trends.
• Detailed insight into market fundamentals, infrastructure, national and regional legislation and supply and demand conditions.
• Understanding of the competitive environment in each market.

Highlights

Each profile offers a supply and demand balance showing a breakdown of both supply sources and consumption by end use sector.

Subsequent analysis provides a deeper analysis of supply and demand dynamics by looking at factors such as indigenous production trends, trade flows and current and historical sectoral demand trends.

The profiles also include a detailed analysis of each market's regulatory structure. This provides an examination of key governmental, legal and political influences on the energy sector. Each profile also contains an overview of energy assets and infrastructure at various stages of the value chain.

Reasons to Purchase

• Obtain up-to-date, relevant and standardised information on North American energy market dynamics and markets from a single source.
• Gain a logical framework to monitor market development trends, identify opportunities and plan strategies.
• Save time tracking multiple information sources.

• Datamonitor View
• Catalyst
• Summary
• Analysis
• Introduction: Datamonitor's Mci Index Offers A Robust Framework For Measuring The Development Of Energy Market Competitive Intensity
• The Mci Index Shows How Attractive A Particular Market Is To New Entrants In Terms Of The Competitive Environment
• The Mci Assessment Draws On Nine Underlying Metrics Grouped Into Three Broad Clusters: Market Framework; Supplier Push; Customer Pull
• The Mci Index Measures The Development Of 5 Us Gas And Power Markets
• The Mci Index Assesses Markets In July 2008 And On 1st July 2010
• Each Of The Nine Pillars Has An Assessment Scale To Allow For The Comparison Of Diverse Markets (See Appendix For More Details)
• Two Different Methods Of Overall Score Calculation Are Used To Ensure Full Clarity Of Results
• A Simple Weighted Average (Additive) Measure Shows Overall Competitive Intensity
• A Weighted Multiple (Multiplicative) Measure Shows Overall Competitive Intensity
• The Mci Framework Has A Number Of Applications For Energy Market Players
• Context: Power Market Ranks Above The Gas Market In Overall Score
• The New Jersey Power Market Score Remains Unchanged Over The Forecast Period
• Like Power Score, New Jersey's Gas Rank Also Remains Unchanged At Second Spot
• Power Mci: Strong Market Framework But Wholesale And Retail Markets Have Limited Suppliers
• All The Market Framework Metrics Continue To Be On Higher Side Of Scale
• Effectiveness Of Regulator (2008 -8/10, 2010 - 9/10)
• Ease Of Third Party Access (2008- 9/10, 2010 - 9/10)
• Effectiveness Of Balancing And Data Transfer (2008- 10/10, 2010 - 10/10)
• New Jersey Gets A Low Supplier Push Score Due To Concentrated Wholesale And Retail Market
• Wholesale Market Fragmentation (2008 - 3/10, 2010 -3.5/10)
• Retail Market Fragmentation (2008 - 4/10, 2010 - 4/10)
• Traded Market Maturity (2008 -10/10, 2010 - 10/10)
• Low Propensity To Switch Drags The Entire Customer Pull Score
• Access To Market Information And Assistance (2008- 6/10, 2010- 6.5/10)
• Consumer Representation (2008- 8/10, 2010- 8/10)
• Propensity To Switch (2008- 6.5/10, 2010- 7/10)
• Gas Mci: Market Witnesses A Weak Supplier Push Despite A Strong Regulatory Framework
• Except For Balancing, All The Other Market Framework Parameters Get A Higher Score Witnesses
• Effectiveness Of Regulator (2008 - 7/10, 2010 - 7/10)
• Ease Of Third Party Access (2008- 9/10, 2010 - 9/10)
• Effectiveness Of Balancing And Data Transfer (2008- 5/10, 2010 - 5.5/10)
• Supplier Push Lacks Wholesale Market And Trading
• Wholesale Market Fragmentation (2008 -0/10, 2010 - 0/10)
• Retail Market Fragmentation (2008 - 4.5/10, 2010 - 4.5/10)
• Traded Market Maturity (2008 - 1/10, 2010 - 2/10)
• Low Switching Activity Despite 100 % Retail Unbundling
• Access To Market Information And Assistance (2008- 6/10, 2010- 6.5/10)
• Consumer Representation (2008- 8/10, 2010- 8/10)
• Propensity To Switch (2008- 0.5/10, 2010- 1/10)
• Outlook: Competitive Intensity Expected To Remain Limited For The Predictable Future
• Mci Scores
• Appendix
  • Definitions
  • Ask The Analyst
  • Table 1: Market Competitive Intensity, New Jersey 2008-10
  • Table 2: Mci Additive, Us 2008-2010
  • Table 3: Mci Multiplicative, Us 2008-2010
• List Of Figures
  • Figure 1: Mci Assessment Scale
  • Figure 2: Mci Assessment Framework
  • Figure 3: Mci Market Coverage
  • Figure 4: Mci Scales
  • Figure 5: Mci Applications
  • Figure 6: Asia Pacific Power Market Competitive Intensity, 2008-10
  • Figure 7: Asia-Pacific Gas Market Competitive Intensity, 2008-10
  • Figure 8: Power Market Competitive Intensity Index, New Jersey
  • Figure 9: Gas Market Competitive Intensity, New Jersey
  • Figure 10: Market Competitive Intensity, New Jersey
  • Figure 11: Scale For Mci Assessment, Effectiveness Of Regulator
  • Figure 12: Scale For Mci Assessment, Ease Of Third Party Access
  • Figure 13: Scale For Mci Assessment, Effectiveness Of Balancing And Data Transfer
  • Figure 14: Scale For Mci Assessment, Wholesale Market Fragmentation
  • Figure 15: Scale For Mci Assessment, Retail Market Fragmentation
  • Figure 16: Scale For Mci Assessment, Traded Market Maturity
  • Figure 17: Scale For Mci Assessment, Access To Market Information And Assistance
  • Figure 18: Scale For Mci Assessment, Consumer Representation
  • Figure 19: Scale For Mci Assessment, Propensity To Switch