Weekly summary of events in Summer 2005-2006
Summer 2005-06 saw Australians sweltering in temperatures 40 degrees and above. In the National Electricity Market, this led to new peaks in demand and (given the tight supply/demand...
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30th December 2005 – huge NEM-wide demand on a holiday!
In a week which is traditionally very subdued in the market, the NEM sweltered in temperatures in excess of 40 degrees and an exceptional NEM-wide demand (about 30,000MW)...
2nd February 2006 – NEMMCO’s forecast from 17th January
This article was written prior to 2nd February and drew from the insights gained with our NEMforecastTM product to highlight the looming issue of the tight supply/demand balance...
3rd January 2006 – Outages force QLD price to VOLL
The week started with commotion in Queensland, when the VOLL price ceiling was reached. Further analysis revealed that this was due to transmission system events and the trip...
NEMMCO final report about the 5/30 issue published in February 2003
A quick look back at the NEMMCO final report from 2003 about the '5/30 issue'
The Parer Review (December 2002) – Towards a truly national and efficient energy market
A back-dated post to provide a ready reference to the Issues Paper and Final Report of 'the Parer Review', from back in 2002.
Low points for NSW demand in December 1999 and January 2000
Looking back at 26th December 1999, when a low point record for Scheduled Demand in NSW was set.