A chilly autumn morning drives demand higher in Tasmania

Posted by Paul McArdle Monday, May 20 2013 Topic: Autumn 2013 in the NEM

As morning temperatures dropped to the bottom of the range you’d expect for May around much of  the market, we saw that the demand in Tasmania had kicked particularly high (into the orange zone) on the back of some chilly temperatures there.

As shown in the following snapshot from NEM-Watch, the demand in the mainland regions is shown in the mid-range (green zones), and even a bit lower in South Australia, where the state capital is seen to have the highest temperature of all.  In Tasmania, however, the demand is about 200MW below its all-time peak.

A chilly morning in the NEM this morning drives demand higher in Tasmania

Also shown (in the WEPI for last Friday) was the effects of the price spikes that occurred in South Australia last Friday (reported here that morning).

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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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2 Comments on "A chilly autumn morning drives demand higher in Tasmania"

  1. Peter Dobney | Monday, May 20 2013 at 4:56 pm | Reply

    Paul, what do you attribute the price spikes in SA to?

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