NSW demand rises above 13,000MW

Demand in New South Wales rose above 13,000MW just after midday today despite a reasonably modest temperature of 28°C in it’s capital.

Demand in the state rose steadily throughout the day passing the 12,000MW mark at around 10am and at the time of writing(2:40pm AEDT), demand is currently peaking at 13,331MW.

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A screenshot from NEM-Watch at 12:40pm on Monday the 6th of February 2017.

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Dan Lee
Dan is a Market Analyst, who joined Global-Roam in June 2013. He departed (and returned) for a couple of brief stints overseas, before rejoining the team permanently in late 2019. Alongside his work at Global-Roam, he has undertaken short-term contract roles as an analyst and researcher in various areas of the energy sector. Dan graduated from the Master of Sustainable Energy program at the University of Queensland in 2024.

1 Comment on "NSW demand rises above 13,000MW"

  1. Can you please explain how the reserves in various LOR1 notices for NSW have been calculated and how that panned out in reality. 57241, 57238, 57234, 57232, 57222, 57219, 57217 , 57216 (on 4th Feb)

    Also how did notice 57218 on reference temperatures materialize?

    Why was NSW coal generation so low? It can go up to 9,500 MW but did only 8,500 MW on 6/2/2017 at the critical time. Was there a plant, transformer or transmission problem? Heat-related?

    Why did imports from Victoria suddenly drop between 13:00 and 18:30? A spike of almost 2,000 MW at 19:30?

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