So it was a bit of a coincidence to check back on on a few data points and see some frequency wobbles this afternoon (Thursday 30th October 2025) in the following trend:
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.
Guest author (and power system control specialist), Kate Summers, looks at what’s changed since she published a paper on frequency control in the NEM back in January 2017.
A deeper look at the frequency data (our own, and also from some others) reveals a number of other interesting things about what happened on Tuesday 25th May 2021 in Queensland.
Noting a large 582MW drop in ‘Market Demand’ in Victoria this morning (Thu 10th April 2025) – as captured in this ‘Notification’ alert in ez2view at 08:31 (NEM time).
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