We are only in the second week of summer 2015-16, and demand in Queensland has already begun to heat up, hitting 8507MW at 3:05pm this afternoon after another hot and humid day across the sunshine state. This marks the first time this summer that demand in Queensland has risen above the 8500MW mark. Entrants of our annual demand forecast competition will find these events particularly interesting as today’s peak demand might be a sign that, as expected, Queensland could reach a new all-time demand record above 9000MW at some point further into summer.
The temperature in Sydney also simmered today peaking at 35°C while demand in New South Wales hit a high of 11018MW at 3:50pm this afternoon.
A screenshot from NEM-Watch at 3:50pm on Friday the 11th of December 2015.
Dan has been at Global-Roam since 2013 in various capacities. Dan's focus at the company has been to assist the progress of communication to our broad client base through our various online resources.
A quick look at how the wholesale contracts market reacted to the announced bundle of measures by the Queensland Government, aimed at reducing the cost of electricity to energy users.
Analysis compiled to explore what the impact was of the unusual weather pattern (extensive cloud cover and cold temperatures) seen across a large part of Queensland on Saturday 23rd May 2020.
Both the QNI and the Heywood interconnectors tripped around the same time on Saturday 25th August 2018 (not apparent at this time which one was first, and why), leading to both QLD and SA regions being separately islanded from the rest of the mainland NEM. This also contributed to over 1,000MW of load shedding in NSW and VIC, and presumably some frequency excursions in QLD and SA.
A screenshot from NEM-Watch at 3:50pm on Friday the 11th of December 2015.
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