This paper discusses some of the new and continuing ways in which the public sector is involved in the electricity / energy sector around the world. This involvement continues to be significant in spite of the longrunning trend towards privatisation, competition and independent regulation in the...

Incentive regulation for networks has been an important part of the reform agenda in a number of countries. As part of this regulatory process, incentives are put in place to improve the cost efficiency of network companies by rewarding good performance relative to a pre-defined benchmark. The...

By 2008 Great Britain had one of the most competitive residential electricity markets in the world, with high levels of consumer engagement and competitive retail margins. However rising electricity prices, driven by international gas price rises, have led to a series of increasingly misguided...

Once the poster child of energy market liberalization, the U.K. is now grappling with the difficulties of balancing competitiveness, energy security and ambitious decarbonization. But will the recent proposals for Electricity Market Reform be effective? The strategy as a whole does not seem...

More and more companies in the UK are developing strategies to address the challenges of climate change. We focus on the UK retail sector and explore the role of partnership in shaping the climate change commitments and actions taken by retail companies. We use a social capital approach to...