Record Saturday demand reached in Queensland

Posted by Paul McArdle Saturday, January 4 2014 Topic: Summer 2013-14 in the NEM

Following yesterday’s article it’s worth noting that a new record for electricity demand in Queensland on a Saturday was indeed reached today – with the demand climbing past 8,300MW to land less than 600MW short of the all-time record for working weekdays.

The 17:00 dispatch interval is recorded here in this NEM-Watch snapshot, showing scheduled demand (measured on a Dispatch Target basis) at 8,364MW, the highest for the day.

Snapshot showing a new record for electricity demand on a Saturday in Queensland

As shown in the snapshot, the price has spiked up towards the Market Price Cap on several occasions.  Similar to last weekend, we see the Queensland demand has climbed past that in the larger NSW region.

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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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1 Comment on "Record Saturday demand reached in Queensland"

  1. Paul McArdle | Monday, January 6 2014 at 11:28 am | Reply

    PS – the news reports this morning indicating that the Boyne Island aluminium smelter will be running at less than full load this quarter, due to high Q1 power prices, makes this new record Saturday demand even more remarkable.

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