The following graphic illustrates what NEMMCO had forecast (at Tuesday 17th January, before their update on 23rd January had been released) for date noted above:
(a) This forecast has not changed markedly in more than 6 weeks, which is a cause for concern.
(b) Even more of a concern is the fact that an LOR3 alert level has been signalled by NEMMCO for the peak demand periods of the day:
LOR3 is more dire than LOR2 and means that there is insufficient generation capacity being made available (in SA and VIC in this case) to meet peak demand – in other words, if an extreme demand day eventuates, load shedding will be necessary.
(c) It can be seen from this diagram that the market is pricing in a tight supply/demand balance in the futures prices for the current quarter (especially the peak prices). However, we are still investigating whether the peak price contracts referenced (a low of $72.75 in Queensland to a high of $89 in South Australia) reflect what may actually eventuate in the spot market, given the numerous days this quarter when low reserve conditions are currently forecast.
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There was a temperature-driven spike in demand across the NEM later in the week beginning Sunday 7th January – culminating in the summer’s first demand peak above 30,000MW (on Thursday 11th January).
On this occasion, the spot price spiked above $1000/MWh in Queensland, NSW, Snowy and Victoria,
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