Miscellaneous articles on activity in the NEM during winter 2009.
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Dan Lee Wed 11th June 2025
High prices and tight spare supply, as NEM-wide IRPM drops down to 11.48% on Wednesday 11th June 2025
Cold weather this evening has brought prices above $7,000/MWh and tight reserve margins across the NEM.
Paul McArdle Tue 18th June 2024
NEM-wide IRPM might be below 15% during evenings the next 3 days… Tue 18th, Wed 19th and Thu 20th June 2024
Following a 90-minute period of low IRPM yesterday evening (Mon 17th June 2024) we take a quick look at see forecast low levels of IRPM for Tue 18th June evening (very low!) and Wed 19th June and Thu 20th June.
Paul McArdle Fri 22nd June 2007
Background information to the shortage of capacity in winter 2007
Following from the interest generated in the article published in the AFR, we completed some analysis of the trend in IRPM over the history of the NEM up until June 2007.
The results of this analysis revealed that at no time before 2007 had the IRPM even dropped below 12% and that, except for the 2-day period (19th and 20th June) the IRPM had not dropped below 10%.
Paul McArdle Wed 28th August 2024
Weird & Wacky Winter Weather
With winter having a concerted last blast (or having launched straight into summer in northern Australia) it’s strange times indeed.
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