Over the period of summer 2006-07, we prepared a number of articles about other occasions of note in the NEM (in addition to the blackout of 16th January 2007, which has been written about separately).
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
Monday, April 13 2015
Similarly, the NSW summer demand peak failed to arrive
Continuing the theme started last week, today we look at what the peak NEM-wide demand was for “extended summer” 2014-15.
Paul McArdle
Sunday, December 13 2009
How helpful was NEMMCOs PASA process in predicting the demand spike on 29 January 2009 (part2)
Some further analysis of the MT PASA and ST PASA forecasts for other regions of the NEM (SA, TAS, NSW and QLD) for the day of 29th January 2009 – when a new record NEM-wide demand was established.
Paul McArdle
Wednesday, January 9 2013
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.
Paul McArdle
Monday, December 20 2010
A very modest start to summer peak demands
Some quick notes about how levels of demand are, so far this summer, much lower than they have been in recent years.
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