A collection of articles posted about Winter 2017 in the NEM
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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Paul McArdle Wed 10th June 2020
‘Dunkelflaute’ Down Under
Yesterday evening (Tue 9th June 2020) saw an example of ‘dunkelflaute’ across the NEM. It’s a phenomenon we will see increasingly as the transition progresses, so it’s something we should be seeking to understand, and address, with real world solutions and not rose coloured glasses.
Paul McArdle Fri 3rd June 2016
Winter 2016 in the NEM
Articles we write through winter 2016 about what we see happening then
Paul McArdle Sun 7th August 2022
New lowest point for QLD ‘Market Demand’ on Sunday 7th August … excluding outages
QLD ‘Market Demand’ is dropping past prior low point (excluding 25th May 2021 with the loss of load).
Paul McArdle Wed 19th June 2013
Chilly winter evenings show demand has declined for various reasons – not just solar PV
A cold evening in the NEM, and yet demand can’t make it past 30,000MW – which would have been quite startling 4 or 5 years ago (but not now, as demand has been declining for a number of reasons).
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