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 Tue 24th January 2017
A more forensic look at Queensland Price Volatility on Saturday 14th January 2017
An animated walk through 19 hours of Saturday 14th January 2017 in the Queensland region of the National Electricity Market – a day we dubbed “sizzling Saturday” not least because of extreme price volatility
Paul McArdle Sat 14th April 2012
… so who won the competition for summer 2011-12 as “Best Demand Forecaster”
Demand was lacklustre but we’ve still given an impressive BBQ away to our competition winner for this summer….
Paul McArdle Tue 11th February 2020
Extreme temperature effects on generation supply technology
Summer 2019-20 is not yet done, but already we have seen some extremes in temperature in different places – which have led to different concerns. Today I use the GRC2018 and GSD2019 to take a look at what the implications for this actually are.
Paul McArdle Wed 27th February 2019
It’s heating up, in Victoria and South Australia for Friday 1st March
An AEMO Market Notice about “Generator Recall” for Friday’s forecast hot weather in South Australia and Victoria prompts a quick look at what’s changed in the forecast that would prompt this action.
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