EP.105 Capacity markets deep dive with Aurora's leadership from around the world

Published: Aug. 11, 2022, 11:13 a.m.

This week on Energy Unplugged we\u2019re doing a deep dive on capacity markets with some of Aurora's leadership from around the world. Our Founder and CEO, John Feddersen is joined by Dan Monzani \u2013 MD for GB and Ireland, Hugo Batten - MD for Asia-Pacific and California and Oliver Kerr \u2013 Head of USA. \n\nThe main questions we\u2019re trying to answer are: 1) What are capacity markets?; 2) Why are they used?; and 3) When do they work?\n\nAs in Europe capacity markets have largely won the debate, the focus is on markets outside Europe. Main topics include: \n\n\u2022\tThe core elements of capacity markets, procurement targets, timings & frequency of auctions\n\u2022\tPolitical context and in what ways does it matter\n\u2022\tKey strengths of the capacity markets