Steve Edwell
Chair
Economic Regulation Authority
Western Australia
Steve is an economist specialising in the energy sector. Most of his work has been on behalf of the Federal and State Governments across Australia, where he has held various senior and statutory appointments.
Steve was appointed Chair of the ERA in August 2021. He brings to the role extensive experience specialising in the reform and regulation of utility services.
Steve’s regulatory experience includes being the inaugural Chair of the Australian Energy Regulator (2005-10) and a member of the ERA governing body from 2006 to 2017.
He is a former Chair of Horizon Power and before joining the ERA completed a two-year term as full time Chair of the Energy Transformation Taskforce. Steve is also currently the independent member of the Electricity Market Reform Implementation Taskforce in the Northern Territory.
Speaker agenda and/or resources
The New WEM two years on – some observations
The New Real Time Energy Market commenced on 1 October 2023. Steve’s presentation will reflect on market data two years on, focussing on price outcomes and the influence of large Battery Energy Storage Systems.