In amongst my unofficial ‘Energy Week’ last week in Melbourne I noticed that both quarterly digests from the AEMO and the AER for 2025 Q1 were released on the same day – Wednesday 7th May 2025.
So here’s a quick and slightly belated record for our readers here…
(A) Accessing these quarterly Reports
These reports are accessible as follows:
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Quarterly Energy Dynamics (2025 Q1) Wed 7th May 2025 |
AER
Wholesale Markets Quarterly (2025 Q1) Wed 7th May 2025 |
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You can download the 85-page PDF of the report here:
… with the workbook here. |
You can download the 32-page PDF of the report here:
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In conjunction with the report, the AEMO published the media release ‘Growing renewable capacity in NEM drives fresh records, as coal availability declines’ … which notes: [the QED] ‘… shows ongoing investment in new projects is contributing to steady growth in renewable generation, which, combined with reduced coal availability, has led to further renewable records in the National Electricity Market (NEM).’ … and … ‘More broadly, NEM-wide underlying demand reached 25,162 MW (editor’s note – this is an average for the quarter), which was a new Q1 record. However, operational demand dipped 0.8% as milder weather conditions in New South Wales and Queensland offset demand growth in southern mainland regions, where it was warmer. Although temperatures were generally lower in Queensland, it was the only state to reach a new peak demand record of 11,144 megawatts (MW) on 22 January.’
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In conjunction with the report, the AER published a News Release ‘Mixed wholesale energy prices over summer reflect changing market’ that includes the following comment: ‘Wholesale prices in the National Electricity Market (NEM) over summer were lower in northern regions and higher in southern regions compared with the previous quarter and same quarter last year,… ‘
… and … ‘High price periods emerged during times of unusually high demand or when operational issues, including planned and unplanned network outages, reduced availability of lower-priced generation. The AER will publish a high price report in May containing detailed analysis of the January to March high price periods.’ … so stay tuned.
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(B) News Media coverage of these three reports?
We were otherwise focused during that week, so did not spend much time looking for news media coverage – though we did notice these:
1) Here on WattClarity:
(a) There’s this note, obviously
2) In the AFR we have seen…
(a) Did not see anything
3) In the Australian we have seen …
(a) On 7th May, Colin Packham wrote ‘Wholesale power prices surge in southern Australia, threatening to up pressure on households’ .
4) In the Guardian we have seen …
(a) Did not see anything.
5) In SMH and the Age we have seen …
(a) Did not see anything.
6) In RenewEconomy we have seen …
(a) On 7th May, Giles Parkinson wrote ‘Wind, solar and batteries push fossil fuels to record lows, but costly coal and hydro keep prices high’.
(b) On 8th May, Ketan Joshi wrote ‘AEMO highlights raw potential of better wind and solar integration – and a change of mindset’.
7) In PV Magazine we have seen …
(a) Did not see anything.
8) In the ABC we have seen …
(a) Did not see anything.
9) In the Mandarin we did see …
(a) On 7th May, Poppy Johnston from AAP wrote ‘On 7th May, Giles Parkinson wrote ‘Wind, solar and batteries push fossil fuels to record lows, but costly coal and hydro keep prices high’.
As a reader here, if you come across any other useful commentary, feel free to add as a comment
(C) On Social Media…
Obviously, Social Media is a rabbit hole … but we were otherwise focused, so don’t have anything particular to note this time.
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