gdy market expectations, page-12

The Australian Energy Market Commission is conducting a Review of Energy Market Frameworks in light of Climate Change Policies. According to the website, "The Review will focus on assessing how the Australian Governments Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) and expanded Renewable Energy Target may affect the existing energy market frameworks and to determine, what if any amendments are needed to those frameworks as a result."

See http://www.aemc.gov.au/electricity.php?r=20080822.183804

They have issued a Scoping Paper and submissions are due by November 14. A whole lot of well thought out submissions supporting Garnaut's recommendation would be very useful.

The TREC/DESERTEC website also has some discussion of the importance of high-voltage DC powerline infrastructure for getting renewable energy to market. It is at http://www.desertec-australia.org/ and may have some useful material.