White, L.V., Riley, B., Wilson, S. et al. Geographies of regulatory disparity underlying Australia’s energy transition. Nat Energy 9, 92–105 (2024)

Objective:

• Understand the spatial and socio-demographic characteristics of communities facing non-recognition in protections afforded by present day electricity retail regulations

Case:

• Australian

Methodology:

• Logistic regression
  • VIF: 0-2

Data Source

• Australian Bureau of Statistics:
  • Residential population and demographics
• Regulatory documents

Findings:

• Remote settlements and indigenous settlements are more likely to be underserved on multiple metrics
• All settlements that are urban or regional have legally enforceable protections for all customers regarding life support, guaranteed service and disconnection reporting

• Higher IRSAD score (indicating a relative lack of disadvantage and greater advantage in general) are correlated with higher likelihood of having life-support protections, guaranteed service levels, disconnec- tion reporting requirements and clear complaints processes.
• Remote communities are less likely to have comprehensive regulatory protections for access to electricity and the services it provides

Coding Reference:

• Stata