It’s very hot and humid today outside, when heading out for lunch as Monday’s heat has continued.
The following snapshot from NEM-Watch at 13:50 market time highlights how Queensland demand has climbed above 8,200MW and (if the AEMO’s predispatch forecast comes true*) will reach 8,443MW around 17:00
* one of the factors that might prevent the demand reaching this mark is if the storm activity (as noted in this tweet) arrives in the south-east earlier than that time:
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A quick article with the unfolding situation this afternoon in Victoria – tight supply/demand balance, price spike to the Market Price Cap, and RERT negotiations ….
Prompted by an SMS alert this evening, we take a look at the tight supply/demand balance currently forecast for the QLD region on Monday afternoon next week (30th Nov 2020).
The volatility of the NEM was showcased again on Monday as South Australia experienced two major price spikes in the space of an hour. Using NEM-Watch’s play back feature (screenshot below) we were able to relive when the two price spikes hit.
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