Electricity demand creeps higher in Queensland, on the back of hot weather

Posted by Paul McArdle Monday, December 17 2012 Topic: Summer 2012-13 in the NEM

I have to be out of the office for the rest of the afternoon so have made this post a little early, recording a higher demand day in Queensland with a snapshot from NEM-Watch:

A record of a higher demand day in QLD, driven by hotter weather

So far today the highest the demand reached (when measured on a Dispatch Target basis) was 8,388MW (at 15:30), which is still short of the 8,943MW maximum recorded shown in the software

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One of three founders of Global-Roam back in 2000, Paul has been CEO of the company since that time. As an author on WattClarity, Paul's focus has been to help make the electricity market more understandable.

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Our analysis looked at generator behaviour on the occasions of these price spikes.

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