Brown coal production drops because of bushfires

Posted by Paul McArdleMonday 10th February 2014  11:38 AM   Topic: Summer 2013-14 in the NEM

[posted at 11:40 NEM time]

With the bushfires in the old Hazelwood coal mine, and the reduction in output at Hazelwood station due to power line outages, it was with great interest this morning that we reviewed the details of the situation in the detailed view provided in ez2view.

At a macro perspective, the following snapshot from NEM-Watch (beta of version 9) clearly shows a significant drop in electricity from brown coal power stations in Victoria and South Australia, compared to what would typically be the case.

2014-02-10-at-11-30-NEM-Watch-BrownCoalOutputDown-duetoHazelwood

Thankfully the temperatures have dropped, also, and so demand in Victoria is considerable lower than the levels seen late last week – otherwise the tight supply/demand conditions of a few weeks ago could have been repeated.

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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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