The following snapshot from NEM-Watch v8 (captured automatically through a Local Alarm we have set up on a display machine in our office) highlights how demand rose above 32,000MW for the first time this winter (to 32,029MW at 18:00).
In particular from this diagram, see (by the relative colour-coding) how the demand in both the NSW and Tasmanian regions was relatively high, compared with the all-time maximums for these regions.
One of three founders of Global-Roam back in 2000, Paul has been CEO of the company since that time.
As an author on WattClarity, Paul's focus has been to help make the electricity market more understandable.
Victoria experiences a large blackout in the afternoon and evening of 16 January 2007, when bush fires cause three main transmission lines to trip. This created chaos throughout much of Melbourne, and represented perhaps the most significant stress the NEM…
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