Contact Us
Rectangle-75.jpg

Policy & Strategy

/ service line /

Policy & Strategy

More than ever, energy transition requires policy professionals to contend with a much broader set of issues and objectives. The challenge of getting energy policy right is heightened by the unprecedented scale and pace of change associated with the transition.

Increasingly, energy policy calls for innovative approaches and new ways of doing things, anchored to a thorough understanding of the needs of diverse stakeholders and the evolving expectations of energy consumers and local communities.

Being at the forefront of the policy conversation, we are supporting businesses and policymakers shape the future of the energy sector and tuned into the transition. The depth of our multidisciplinary expertise enables us to collaborate and develop consolidated and well-thought solutions, form robust policy and regulatory arguments and create the case for change.

Practice Areas

Policy
Policy

We have significant experience in supporting government agencies and entities with translating high-level regulation into fully-formed policy; providing the necessary level of detail to underpin essential functions, processes, roles and responsibilities. We specialise in integrated, multidisciplinary, policy design, combining technical and economic considerations with social and environmental factors, ensuring policy solutions that are holistic and reflective of diverse stakeholder views.

  • Policy Design
    Our track record in policy development spans a range of strategies, roadmaps, issues papers, procedures, guidelines, and other bespoke forms of policy documentation.
  • Regulation development
    We have supported the design and development of regulatory frameworks in several Australian jurisdictions. Our involvement in forming the regulatory landscape at both federal and state levels enables us to pressure test organisational outputs against expected responses from regulators.
Strategy

Our clients have energy transition ambitions which we help them achieve through holistic, strategic advice. This includes an assessment into the overall architecture and degree of regulation. Identifying key commercial and technical aspects, consisting of procurement frameworks, incentive structures, commercial and bankability perspectives, and classifying risk and governance.

  • Energy transition portfolio optimisation
    We provide comprehensive advice to clients on the development of effective energy transition frameworks, drawing on our experience across multiple Australian jurisdictions. We combine multidisciplinary expertise across critical and high-impact areas.
  • Responding to regulatory change
    We help clients adapt to changes in the regulatory landscape by developing practical, bespoke solutions that are finely attuned to organisational needs and structures. Whether the objective is simply to comply with a regulatory obligation at least cost and disruption, or to maximise the business opportunities from a rule change or policy initiative, we tailor our approach accordingly.
Engagement

Critical to the success of the energy transition is support from stakeholders and communities. This support is easily achieved when stakeholders collaborate, are engaged, and involved at an appropriate level throughout policy formulation processes. Being engaged generates a genuine ability to shape outcomes and decisions.

  • Engagement Strategy formulation and Implementation
    We work with clients to develop overarching strategies that meet and exceed contemporary expectations of stakeholders and communities with regard to consultation and engagement.
  • Transformation
    We support clients in delivering the benchmarking that will clearly articulate the difference between the current and desired state for community engagement across the organisation.

Ready to work together? We’d love to hear from you

398 Sussex St,
Haymarket
NSW 2000
LinkedIn

©Copyright 2024 CutlerMerz | CutlerMerz Privacy Policy | Website Design by Jimmyweb