A back-dated article (from October 2021 using NEMreview v7) looking back at these two ‘lowest points’ for NSW demand back in December 1999 and January 2000:
These were:
(a) 4,605MW early on Boxing Day 1999 (i.e. ‘Scheduled Demand’ for 03:05 on 26th December 1999 – i.e. using target ‘Total Demand’ from the MMS); and
(b) 4,617MW early on New Years Day 2000 (i.e. target for 05:00 on 1st January 2000).
… this ‘second lowest point’ was very nearly eclipsed on Monday 4th October 2021 in broad daylight with a low point down at 4,618.10MW at 10:40 on the day.
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.
We noted as it happened (e.g. hard to ignore a steady run of SMS alerts) , but only belatedly publish this record of evening volatility on Thursday evening 12th December 2024.
Prompted by sequence of alerts about of lack of reserve market notices I delved in to the data to understand where and when using the LOR outlook for the NEM’s regions in ez2view. The alerts were configured on market notices…
That alert in ‘Notifications’ widget in ez2view (looking at large change in ‘Market Demand’ in NSW) has triggered again at 11:51 (NEM time) on Wednesday 19th February 2025.
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