Brown coal generation ceases in South Australia with the closure of Northern Power Station

Posted by Paul McArdle Monday, May 9 2016 Topic: Autumn 2016 in the NEM

I expect there will be plenty of other references to this today on other media – for those who come looking on WattClarity, my apologies that I don’t have time today for anything other than posting this snapshot from NEM-Watch at midday today to mark the event:

The National Electricity Market recorded on the day Northern Power Station generation ceased

Not long after snagging the screenshot above, we see prices rise higher in South Australia – to the $400’s per MWh.  We’ve recorded this in the Time-Series Viewer being developed within ez2viewAustralia:

2016-05-09-at-12-30-TimeSeriesDataView-of-SouthAustralia

Interesting times indeed for the market …

Those who are both readers of WattClarity and clients using ez2view should note that we are seeking your input on this particular widget within the ez2view framework.

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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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1 Comment on "Brown coal generation ceases in South Australia with the closure of Northern Power Station"

  1. David Woodgrove | Tuesday, May 10 2016 at 10:02 pm | Reply

    Great to see the report on the closure but its a shame the Port Augusta solar project hasn’t got up yet. Fingers crossed for those workers to jobs in the new economy.

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