Winning a consolation prize, for Competition #4

On Tuesday we were pleased to announce the winner of our main prize.

But the show’s far from over yet, with many other entrants still in the running for their own consolation prize – this portable barbeque (we’re giving 6 of these away):

Here's the consolation prize that's being given to our 6 other winners

In Competition #4, we asked entrants to correctly forecast what the peak Victorian demand would be.

This morning I posted this analysis of what’s been happening with Victorian peak demand, including the fact that the demand peak was almost 2,000MW (or 20%) below the all-time record – and amazingly 1,600MW lower than the level achieved only 12 months beforehand.

Congratulations to Elijah Pack at the AEMO, as you were only 42MW off the correct number with your entry.

Recapping the winners

This means that our competition table stands as follows:

Competition #1
{The Main Prize}
Peak NEM-Wide Demand
for the “extended summer” period
Demand did not even rise above 30,000MW – which surprised us, and most of our entrants (as we discussed here).

The winner, as announced on Tuesday 7th April, was energy-sector lawyer, Connor James.

Competition #2 {Consolation} Peak Queensland Demand
for the same period
The winner is still to be declared…
Competition #3 {Consolation} Peak NSW Demand
for the same period
The winner is still to be declared…
Competition #4 {Consolation} Peak Victoria Demand
for the same period
In Victoria the peak demand was almost 2,000MW below the peaks achieved in other years – as discussed here.

The winner, as announced here today is Elijah Pack from the AEMO.

Competition #5 {Consolation} Peak South Australia Demand
for the same period
The winner is still to be declared…
Competition #6 {Consolation} Peak Tasmania Demand
for the same period
The winner is still to be declared…
Competition #7{Consolation} Peak Aggregate NEM-Wide Wind Production
for the same period
The winner is still to be declared…

Stay tuned to learn of the other winners


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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