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.
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Marcelle Gannon Fri 3rd April 2020
Semi-scheduled Generation Availability Forecasts–how to improve?
In her first article for WattClarity, Marcelle looks at questions raised in the recent summer on the forecasting of performance at high temperatures of wind and solar generators, and asks how AEMO and industry can work together to improve this.
Paul McArdle Tue 20th January 2009
SA nears the Cumulative Price Threshold
On 19th January, high prices were sustained in SA for several hours, bringing the Cumulative Price within a whisker of the $150,000 threshold, at which prices would be capped.
Paul McArdle Fri 3rd February 2023
AEMO contracts Reserve Trader (in QLD, on Fri 3rd Feb 2023), but trigger not yet pulled
AEMO starts the Reserve Trader process for the QLD region this evening (Fri 3rd Feb 2023).
Paul McArdle Sun 4th February 2024
NEM-wide ‘Market Demand’ reached 32,938MW on Sunday 4th Feb 2024 (updated)
A short article (perhaps with others to follow?) recording a high NEM-wide demand evening on Sunday 4th February 2024.
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