Scorching Sydney drives demand today into the red zone
A record of the extreme temperatures across NSW today, driving demand in NSW up towards the all-time electricity demand record set 23 months ago.
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Some factors that contributed to the remarkable volatility in Queensland over the weekend
A starting list of a number of factors that combined to deliver sustained higher wholesale electricity prices in the Queensland region across the weekend of Saturday 12th January...
NEM-wide demand races past 31,500MW today
A record of the highest NEM-wide demand so far during summer 2012-13. A useful reference, for all of those who entered our "Best Demand Forecaster in the NEM"...
How extraordinary have Queensland’s recent electricity pricing patterns been?
After watching electricity spot prices in Queensland remain stubbornly high over the weekend, we invested some time today to assess the extent to which these price patterns had...
Demand (and price) remain stubbornly high in Queensland over the weekend
An extra-ordinary weekend in Queensland, where the mercury stays up and so does electricity demand and (as a result, plus with some help from other factors) so does...
NEM-Wide demand peaked above 31,000MW on Friday
A record of a hot day that drove NEM-Wide demand to the highest level it has achieved (thus far) this summer. See this in context of historical maximum...
Queensland’s turn to sweat today, but NEM-wide demand plummets
A snapshot of a day of contrast - with high demand in Queensland (temperature driven) and extraordinarily low demand in the south.
Not even 41 degrees in Sydney today can drive demand close to a new record
The mercury in Sydney topped the 40 degree mark today, but demand did not climb to the heights it achieved when it set the record 2 summers ago.
A stinker today in the south – but demand barely wakes from the holiday slumber (and yet prices explode!)
A preliminary look at a number of events that happened today, leading to prices spiking to the Market Price Cap in a number of regions, Demand Side Response...
Following the weather warning, what’s the demand outlook in the south?
With a severe weather warning issued for much of Australia (with Sydney and Brisbane almost being the only exceptions) and lasting several days, it's timely to look at...
How has Demand Diversity changed, over 15 summers?
Some analysis of the extent to which Demand Diversity (the degree to which peak demands in each region occur at different times) has changed in 15 years. If...
A more detailed look at how demand has trended over 15 summers in the NEM
A longer-term look at how summer (peak and average) demand has trended over the 15 years of NEM history to date.
A remarkable(?) Christmas Day load shape
A brief look at the demand shape on Christmas Day 2012, and how this compares to prior years.
Celebrate a summer Christmas with us–with your own new Beefmaster Premium 6 BBQ!
Here's our regular, annual and popular call-to-calculators for all those who've drawn the short straw and have to work on through the Christmas -to- New Year this summer...
To what extent is Wind reducing spot prices in South Australia?
Some starting thoughts, about the extent to which increased wind farm output has been responsible in the drop in spot prices in South Australia from the high levels...
Electricity demand creeps higher in Queensland, on the back of hot weather
A record of a higher demand day in Queensland today
Prices see-saw across the (mainland) NEM today
An interesting day in the NEM today, with prices gyrating across a wide spectrum, and across all four mainland regions - on the back of higher demand in...
An illustration of the nature of dynamic wholesale electricity prices in Queensland today
Three images from NEM-Watch highlighting extremes of pricing in the Queensland region of the National Electricity Market today - illustrating the volatility, and hence the opportunities for Demand...
A stinker today in southern Queensland, leading to high demand and prices on the tipping point
A brief look, during the day, of the effect that the Queensland heat wave is having on electricity demand within the state - and further across the NEM....
Summer 2012-13 in the NEM
A collection of articles about events that occur, and observations that are made, about summer 2012-13 in the Australian National Electricity Market.