AEMO notice about ‘Upcoming cold weather and gas market operation from 30/05/2022 to 06/06/2022’
AEMO asks gas-fired generators, in particular, to reassess their forecast capability for the week ahead.
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AEMO suspects possible LOR3 Lack of Reserve conditions in forecast for QLD next Monday 6th June 2022 … but it was data input error!
AEMO's Market Notice 96633 jumped off the page for us...
Victorian wholesale gas prices hit Cumulative Price Threshold
Referencing Josh Stabler's comment on LinkedIn about Administered Pricing in the Victorian DWGM.
A (temporary?) reprieve from the incessant high prices on Sunday 29th May 2022
Something I've not seen all that much for quite a while ... zero and negative prices in the middle of the day.
Short-term wind lull on Friday 27th May 2022
A quick look into the short-term wind lull spanning more than daylight hours on Friday 27th May 2022.
Blast off! Q3 base-load futures contract prices jump $30/MWh to $40/MWh on Wednesday 25th May 2022
Prompted by a tweet from Dylan McConnell, here's a trended look at price and volume for baseload ASX Energy futures contracts for Q3 2022 (and the picture's not...
AER publishes final determination for the 2022-23 Default Market Offer
A short note to coincide with AER publication of Default Market Offer (DMO) for the 2022-23 financial year.
Who gets to run when everyone bids the same? A crash course in disorderly bidding and tie-breaking
Marcelle explores the little-understood concept in NEM dispatch of the tie-break principle, using the new 'Constraint Dashboard' widget in ez2view.
Victoria’s Essential Services Commission increases Electricity Default Offer for Victorian consumers
A short article about the release of the Default Offer from the Essential Services Commission for Victoria for the 2022-23 financial year.
Exploring some things that could affect a Large-Scale Solar Farm’s value proposition
A short synopsis of my brief presentation last week (Thu 19th May 2022) at CEC Large Solar Forum in Brisbane.
Australian domestic weekly gas prices exceed $30 per GJ for the first time
A very short note containing a graph posted by Josh Stabler yesterday, showing that a new record Australian domestic weekly gas price has been hit.
Mainland hydros running hard, as a result of the recent volatility
A short article looking at changing patterns of hydro utilisation on the mainland - particularly with recent volatility.
Valley Power peaker runs hard during Thursday 12th May and Friday 13th May 2022
Have fielded some questions recently, so thought it easiest to include this snapshot from ez2view ‘Bids and Offers’ widget looking back over the past week from now and...
Morning price volatility in South Australia on Tuesday 17th May 2022
A quick look at market volatility in the South Australian region of the NEM on Tuesday 17th May 2022.
Market Volatility (and low IRPM) on Monday evening 16th May 2022 in QLD region
A short article about this evening's market volatility in the QLD region on Monday 16th May 2022
Run of price volatility in the QLD Region on Sunday evening 15th May 2022
A short note to mark this evening's volatility in the QLD region.
Josh Stabler discusses the ‘timeline of energy scarcity’ at the EUAA conference this morning
Earlier today, Josh Stabler spoke at the Energy Users Association of Australia (EUAA) conference in Melbourne about "the timeline of energy scarcity'. His presentation focused on rising spot...
Morning volatility in South Australia on Wednesday 11th May 2022
One (of many) dispatch intervals this morning with extreme price volatility.
High prices being served up again in SA on Tuesday evening
After last night's volatility in SA, sustained high prices have been on the menu again. With the SA spot price in quadruple digits for most of the past...
Spot market volatility across all 4 mainland regions of the NEM – but particularly South Australia
I’ve already noted about the appropriateness of holding the EUAA National Conference this week … with gas and electricity spot prices being elevated as they have been in...