URA’s team has a strong history in providing economic analysis, advising on microeconomic reform and supporting major projects. URA provides a balance of rigorous economic analysis based on first principles and practical advice that can be understood and acted on by ‘non-regulatory’ staff.

Our team has also advised infrastructure owners/operators, and stakeholders interested in purchasing regulated network assets, on approaches to maximising value from those assets and/or minimising risk.

Our team members have played a central role in the development and administration of regulatory frameworks around Australia.

We have supported regulators and businesses on the development and implementation of customer centric frameworks, incentive mechanisms and tailored price review frameworks.

URA’s team members are one of the market leaders in the development, defence and review of expenditure and demand forecasts.

Our team members have supported both regulated businesses in the development of forecasts for their price submissions and economic regulators in undertaking independent assessments of forecasts.

URA’s team has considerable experience in tariff design, working for utilities, policy makers, regulators and private parties. Our team has supported businesses through the development and testing of tariff structures.

We provide a practical balance between alignment with first principles, best meeting the requirements of the regulatory framework, and sending signals that customers can understand and respond to. We focus on the delivery of tariffs that reflect businesses’ environmental, social and commercial objectives.

Our team members have designed, built and reviewed pricing models, to support the establishment of prices, and to support regulatory pricing submissions. This includes customer impact analysis, scenario analysis and transitional pricing frameworks. Our models are designed to be user friendly and effective regulatory tools.

Our team have advised both asset owners and investors regarding the sale/purchase of regulated assets, and its interactions with the regulatory framework. This includes understanding opportunities for maximising value and minimising risk.

We help asset owners/investors understand the construct of the regulatory framework, how it operates, likely trends in regulatory reform and opportunities for improvement.