Andrew
Oliver

Senior Energy Modeller

Phone: 01603 542112
Email: a.oliver@cornwall-insight.com

Andrew is a Senior Energy Modeller at Cornwall Insight, specialising in modelling of thermal assets and third party costs. Andrew joined Cornwall Insight in April 2021, having previously worked in the energy industry for nine years in analytical roles at both EDF Energy and Ørsted covering both generation and supply.

Key projects and experience include:

  • Running, developing and managing assumptions for stochastic forecast models for thermal assets
  • Calculating risk premia for residential, commercial and export electricity contracts
  • Modelling and forecasting third party costs for electricity suppliers
Andrew Oliver

Latest thinking

Low carbon generation

Head to Head: CfD vs RESS

2022 has been busy for renewable developers in Great Britain and Ireland, with both the fourth allocation round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme and the second round of the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) concluding this summer. We compared the latest results of the CfD and RESS schemes...

Low carbon generation

PSO Levy 2022/23: RESS to the Rescue

This week we look at how renewable generation is putting money back in consumers’ pockets - a trend which, based on the power price forecast from our All-Island Forward Curve report, is expected to continue until 2027. Last week the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published their final decision...

Low carbon generation

RESS 2 – Five key insights

Higher costs drive up auction clearing price It’s been a tumultuous couple of years since RESS 1. As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine continues, stresses and strains are being felt across many sectors of the economy, and infrastructure is no exception. Pent up...