Collected articles on the notable events of the summer of 2008-2009.
About the Author
Paul McArdle
Paul was one of the founders of Global-Roam in February 2000. He is currently the CEO of the company and the principal author of WattClarity. Writing for WattClarity has become a natural extension of his work in understanding the electricity market, enabling him to lead the team in developing better software for clients.
Before co-founding the company, Paul worked as a Mechanical Engineer for the Queensland Electricity Commission in the early 1990s. He also gained international experience in Japan, the United States, Canada, the UK, and Argentina as part of his ES Cornwall Memorial Scholarship.
Related Articles
Paul McArdle
Monday, June 22 2020
AEMO releases its ‘2019-20 NEM Summer Operations Review Report’
There’s much to consider in today’s publication from the AEMO – which looks in detail at the many challenges they faced through summer 2019-20.
Paul McArdle
Monday, February 13 2017
[3rd post] The supply/demand situation in Queensland gets tighter
3rd update today as the supply/demand balance tightens, and a transmission outage adds a complexity
Paul McArdle
Monday, April 13 2015
Similarly, the NSW summer demand peak failed to arrive
Continuing the theme started last week, today we look at what the peak NEM-wide demand was for “extended summer” 2014-15.
Paul McArdle
Tuesday, January 31 2023
Tuesday afternoon look at the (escalating) forecast for Friday 3rd February 2022 … but later the forecast LOR2 was cancelled, and then reinstated
Second article (on Tuesday 31st Jan 2023) looking forward towards a tight supply-demand balance forecast for the QLD region on Friday evening 3rd February 2023.
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