Stephen Littlechild Some Applied Economics of Electricity Regulation: A Paper in Honour of David Newbery The Energy Journal, Special Issue #2, p 43-62 Published September 2008 Continue Reading
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Municipal aggregation and retail competition in the Ohio energy sector
Stephen Littlechild Municipal aggregation and retail competition in the Ohio energy sector Journal of Regulatory Economics, Volume 34, Issue 2, p 164-194 Published October 2008 | Published online 10 May 2008 | Available at springerlink.com Please note: This is not a direct link. Scroll down to find article. Continue Reading
Regulating energy networks for the future: RPI-X@20 Principles, Process and Issues
Nigel Cornwall and Stephen Littlechild Regulating energy networks for the future: RPI-X@20 Principles, Process and Issues Report to Ofgem Published on 27 February 2009 | Available at Ofgem Continue Reading
Consumer involvement, ex post regulation and customer appeal mechanisms
Stephen Littlechild Consumer involvement, ex post regulation and customer appeal mechanisms Ofgem RPI-X@20 Web Forum 29 November 2009 | PDF Continue Reading
Australian airport regulation
Stephen Littlechild Australian airport regulation Ofgem RPI-X@20 Web Forum 29 November 2009 | PDF Continue Reading
RPI–X Regulation: Ofgem’s RPI-X@20 Review and the Scope for More Customer Involvement
Stephen Littlechild RPI–X Regulation: Ofgem’s RPI-X@20 Review and the Scope for More Customer Involvement ACCC Network, Issue 34 December 2009 | PDF Continue Reading
The Nature of Competition and the Regulatory Process
Stephen Littlechild The Nature of Competition and the Regulatory Process October 2010 | PDF Continue Reading
Australian Airport Regulation: exploring the frontier
Stephen Littlechild Australian Airport Regulation: exploring the frontier October 2010 | PDF Continue Reading
German Airport Regulation: framework agreements, civil law and the EU Directive
Stephen Littlechild German Airport Regulation: framework agreements, civil law and the EU Directive October 2010 | PDF Continue Reading
Response to Ofgem’s consultation on electricity cashout issues
Stephen Littlechild Response to Ofgem’s consultation on electricity cashout issues 23 January 2012 | PDF Continue Reading
Want a Simpler Energy Deal? You’ll Need Some Bottle
Stephen Littlechild Want a Simpler Energy Deal? You’ll Need Some Bottle The Times, 9 November, 2012 | PDF Continue Reading
Chairs of Applied Economics and Economic Theory
Stephen Littlechild: Chairs of Applied Economics and Economic Theory Presented 13 September 2008 | PDF Continue Reading
EP 62
Stephen Littlechild, Carlos Skerk Regulation of Transmission Expansion in Argentina: Part II – Developments since the Fourth Line EP 62 | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Abstract: Argentina’s 1992 transmission expansion policy was subsequently modified by, for example, including provision for transmission companies and proposing quality and substation expansions. There have been several such expansions, and… Continue Reading
EP 61
Stephen Littlechild, Carlos Sherk Regulation of Transmission Expansion in Argentina: Part I – State Ownership, Reform and the Fourth Line EP 61 | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Abstract: From 1992 to 2002, major expansions of the Argentine electricity transmission sector depended on users proposing, voting and paying for such expansions, which were then put out… Continue Reading
EP 45
Stephen Littlechild UK Domestic Energy Contracts: the 28 day rule and experience in Sweden EP 45 | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Abstract: In the UK, domestic customers must be able to terminate energy contracts at 28 days’ notice. This has been seen as a transitional protection for customers and for competition. This paper reviews the… Continue Reading
EP 37
Stephen Littlechild Regulated and Merchant Interconnectors in Australia: SNI and Murraylink Revisited EP 37 | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Abstract: This paper examines the history of the various actual and proposed interconnectors between New South Wales and Victoria into South Australia. It covers the period from the earliest proposal for a regulated interconnector to the… Continue Reading
EPRG 0516
Stephen Littlechild Beyond Regulation EPRG 0516 | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Abstract: The ‘standard model’ of electricity reform has been refined in many countries but not extended to others. Government is supplanting the role of regulation. Revised calculations suggest that the benefits of UK electricity privatisation were higher than previously estimated and more widely shared… Continue Reading
EPRG 0506
Stephen Littlechild Competition and Contracts in the Nordic Residential Electricity Markets EPRG 0506 | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Abstract: The main Nordic residential electricity markets (Norway, Sweden and Finland) effectively opened to retail competition around 1998. They have not been subject to regulatory controls on prices or other contract terms. Between 11 and 29 per… Continue Reading
EPRG 0629
Joseph Doucet, Stephen Littlechild Negotiated Settlements and the National Energy Board in Canada EPRG 0629 Non-Technical Summary | PDF Abstract: Recent research suggests the widespread use and innovative nature of negotiated settlements in public utility regulation, particularly at FERC and in Florida. Such settlements began to emerge in the Canadian oil and gas pipeline sector… Continue Reading
EPRG 0615
Stephen Littlechild Stipulations, the Consumer Advocate and Utility Regulation in Florida EPRG 0615 Non-Technical Summary | PDF Also published in: Littlechild, Stephen (2009) “Stipulated settlements, the consumer advocate and utility regulation in Florida,” Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer, vol. 35(1), pages 96-109, February Abstract: Relatively little is known about the practice of settlement rather than… Continue Reading
EPRG 0604
Joseph Doucet, Stephen Littlechild Negotiated Settlements: The development of economic and legal thinking EPRG 0604 Non-Technical Summary | PDF Abstract: Negotiated settlements are a form of regulation of public utilities that is alternative or complementary to the conventional process of litigation. The Federal Power Commission pioneered the use of settlements in the early 1960s as… Continue Reading
EPRG 0729
Stephen Littlechild, Eduardo Ponzano Transmission expansion in Argentina 5: the Regional Electricity Forum of Buenos Aires Province EPRG 0729 Non-Technical Summary | PDF Also published in: Littlechild, S. and Ponzano, E. (2008), “Transmission Expansion in Argentina 5: the Regional Electricity Forum of Buenos Aires province”, Energy Economics 30(4) Abstract: This paper supplements analyses of Argentine… Continue Reading
EPRG 0715
Stephen Littlechild Municipal aggregation and retail competition in the Ohio energy sector EPRG 0715 Non-Technical Summary | PDF Also published in: Littlechild, S. (2008), “Municipal aggregation and retail competition in the Ohio energy sector”, Journal of Regulatory Economics 34(2) Abstract: Ohio allows communities to vote to aggregate the loads of individual consumers (unless they opt… Continue Reading
EPRG 0705
Stephen Littlechild The bird in hand: stipulated settlements and electricity regulation in Florida EPRG 0705 Non-Technical Summary | PDF Also published in: Littlechild, Stephen (2009), “The Bird in Hand : stipulated settlements and electricity regulation in Florida”, Utilities Policy, Volume 17, Issues 3–4, September–December, Pages 276-287 Abstract: In the last two decades many major regulatory… Continue Reading
Presentation “User-Determined Transmission Expansion In Argentina” by S. Littlechild
Stephen Littlechild gave a presentation “User-determined transmission expansion in Argentina“ at EPRG Spring Research Seminar in Cambridge on 6 May 2005 Continue Reading
Protecting customers or suppliers?:
Stephen Littlechild Protecting customers or suppliers?: A response to Ofgem’s consultation on its Retail Market Review – Updated domestic proposals 21 December, 2012 | PDF Continue Reading
Response to DECC Consultation on Ensuring a better deal for energy consumers
Stephen Littlechild Response to DECC Consultation on Ensuring a better deal for energy consumers 4 January, 2013 | PDF Continue Reading
EP 09
Stephen Littlechild Competition in Retail Electricity Supply EP 09 | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Abstract: This paper presents an analysis and defence of competition in retail electricity supply. It includes some account of its development in the UK over the last dozen years, to the point where all retail price controls have now been removed.… Continue Reading
EPRG 0930
Bruce Mountain and Stephen Littlechild Comparing electricity distribution network costs and revenues in New South Wales and Great Britain EPRG 0930 Non-Technical Summary | PDF Also published in: Mountain, Bruce & Littlechild, Stephen (2010), “Comparing electricity distribution network costs and revenues in New South Wales and Great Britain”, Energy Policy Volume 38, Issue 10, October,… Continue Reading
EPRG 1017
Stephen Littlechild The Creation of a Market for Retail Electricity Supply EPRG 1017 | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Also published in: Stephen Littlechild, (2010). “The Creation of a Market for Retail Electricity Supply,” RSCAS Working Papers 2010/57, European University Institute Abstract: In September 1989, as part of its privatization program, the Government laid down an… Continue Reading
EPRG 1119
Stephen Littlechild Regulation, customer protection and customer engagement EPRG 1119 | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Abstract: The UK utility regulation framework developed in the 1980s was intended to improve on the restrictive, inefficient and burdensome regulatory approach in the US. But the UK regulatory process has itself now become increasingly burdensome. Meanwhile, utilities and customer… Continue Reading
EPRG 1105
Stephen Littlechild The Process of Negotiating Settlements at FERC EPRG 1105 | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Abstract: Interstate gas pipelines and their customers presently settle about 90% of the rate cases set for hearing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This paper sets out the process by which this is achieved, illustrating with the… Continue Reading
EPRG 1206
Stephen Bordignon and Stephen Littlechild The Hunter Valley Access Undertaking: elements of a negotiated settlement Continue Reading
Defective regulations are pushing up energy prices as competition suffers–Stephen Littlechild
Click here to read Stephen Littlechild’s article in the City A.M. Continue Reading
Response to DECC Consultation on Ensuring a better deal for energy consumers
Stephen Littlechild Response to DECC Consultation on Ensuring a better deal for energy consumers 4 January, 2013 | PDF Continue Reading