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Bruce Mountain

Victoria University

Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre

300 Queen Street

Melbourne, 3001

Australia

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

15

DOWNLOADS

491

TOTAL CITATIONS

2

Scholarly Papers (15)

What is the Relationship between Household Wealth and Rooftop Solar in Australia?

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 11 Apr 2022
Bruce Mountain, Kelly Burns and Ben Willey
Victoria University, University of Victoria and University of Victoria
Downloads 65 (929,821)

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Rooftop solar, wealth, fairness, Equity, just transition, residential

What is the relationship between household wealth and rooftop solar in Australia?

VEPC Working Paper 21-11 November 2021
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 05 Dec 2024
Bruce Mountain, Kelly Burns and Ben Willey
Victoria University, University of Victoria and University of Victoria
Downloads 41 (1,210,354)

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Rooftop solar, wealth, fairness, equity, just transition, residential JEL: D10, C53, Q40, Q42

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Loyalty Taxes in Retail Electricity Markets: Not as They Seem?

USAEE Working Paper No. 20-448
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 15 May 2020
Bruce Mountain and Kelly Burns
Victoria University and Victoria University
Downloads 83 (796,622)
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Retail choice, search costs, loyalty tax, electricity

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A Model for the Estimation of Residential Rooftop PV Capacity

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 12 Jun 2020
Bruce Mountain
Victoria University
Downloads 71 (867,774)

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Rooftop PV, grid exports, rooftop solar generation

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Drawing Insights for New Zealand's Electricity Market from the Australian Experience

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 01 Feb 2024
Geoff Bertram, Bruce Mountain and Stephen Poletti
Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University and University of Auckland Business School
Downloads 44 (1,145,425)

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New Zealand Electricity Market, electricity market design, Renewable Generation, policy, Solar PV

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An Economic analysis of Local Use of System charges for neighbourhood batteries

VEPC Working Paper 2109a September 2021
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 05 Dec 2024
Bruce Mountain and Kelly Burns
Victoria University and University of Victoria
Downloads 36 (1,236,159)

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neighbourhood batteries, network by-pass, solar sponge tariffs, local use of system charges

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Do wholesale electricity prices pass-through to consumers in contestable retail electricity markets? An examination in Victoria, Australia

VEPC Working Paper WP2108 August 2021
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Dec 2024
Bruce Mountain
Victoria University
Downloads 28 (1,359,097)

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price stickiness, asymmetry, pass-through, market efficiency, retail competition JEL: D04, D22, D41, C50

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An analysis of the economics and greenhouse gas impact of Marinus Link and Battery of the Nation

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 13 Jun 2025
Bruce Mountain
Victoria University
Downloads 19 (1,459,862)

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An Analysis of Electrical Storage Demand and Cost in South Australia

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 01 Nov 2024
Bruce Mountain
Victoria University
Downloads 18 (1,470,786)

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electricity storage, variable renewable electricity, decarbonisation of electricity

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Ensuring reliable electricity supply in Victoria to 2028: suggested policy changes

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 13 Jun 2025
Bruce Mountain
Victoria University
Downloads 15 (1,500,778)

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Does renewable electricity generation reduce electricity prices?

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 13 Jun 2025
Bruce Mountain
Victoria University
Downloads 14 (1,509,872)

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Market power, coal generation closure

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Downloads 13 (1,518,554)

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Using electricity bills to shine a light on rooftop solar photovoltaics in Australia

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 13 Jun 2025
Bruce Mountain
Victoria University
Downloads 12 (1,526,714)

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VEPC Retail Market Monitor Data description and explanation

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 13 Jun 2025
Bruce Mountain and Kelly Burns
Victoria University and Victoria University
Downloads 10 (1,541,665)

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Rooftop PV and electricity distributors: who wins and who loses?

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 13 Jun 2025
Bruce Mountain and Kelly Burns
Victoria University and Victoria University
Downloads 9 (1,548,648)

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Photovoltaics, cross subsidy, rooftop PV C21, D11, D12