A collection of articles posted about Winter 2017 in the NEM
About the Author
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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Paul McArdle Mon 3rd June 2013
Prices yo-yo in SA this morning, as installed capacity goes missing
Following yesterday’s warnings about the potential for a tight supply/demand balance in South Australia this week, it was not really a surprise when the SMS alerts from NEM-Watch began buzzing for the 07:20 dispatch interval this morning (NEM time), highlighting that the dispatch price in SA had jumped to $12,199.20/MWh. This has continued through the morning.
Paul McArdle Thu 2nd June 2022
First evening price spike above $1,000/MWh – at 16:40 on Thursday evening 2nd June 2022
At 16:40 the price spiked above $1,000/MWh for the first time this evening.
Adam Myers Fri 16th January 2009
Analysis of the FCAS market in Victoria over the 23rd July, 2008
On the 23rd of July, 2008 one of the HWTS – LYPS 500kV Line was down for maintenance when a second one tripped, leaving only one line remaining. This caused NEMMCO to declare the failure of that remaining line the greatest single contingency in the NEM, causing them to buy large amounts of FCAS from generators.
Paul McArdle Fri 3rd June 2016
Winter 2016 in the NEM
Articles we write through winter 2016 about what we see happening then
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