Hot day in QLD drives regional demand close to the record

Posted by Paul McArdleMonday 21st February 2011  2:46 PM   Topic: Summer 2010-11 in the NEM

The temperature reached 34 degrees in Brisbane today – with thunderstorms predicted to sweep through the south-east corner, bringing with them a cool change and localised disruptions to power supplies.

In the following snapshot from NEM-Watch (at 14:05) we see that the demand in QLD had climbed to 8,895MW (just below the all-time record of 8,943MW on a dispatch demand target basis – explained here).

2011-02-21 at 14-05 NEM-Watch

Energex tweeted that the demand on their network had been the highest experienced this summer.

No further time for other updates today…

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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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