Price volatility on Monday 17th May 2021 … as expected (part 1?)

Posted by Paul McArdle Monday, May 17 2021 Topic: Autumn 2021 in the NEM

Was speaking with someone this morning about the expectation that there would be price volatility this evening, and the market obliged.

It’s only just started, but here’s the second spike (at 17:40) captured in a snapshot from NEMwatch v10:

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Here’s the first two spikes (at 17:00 and 17:40) as captured in SMS alerts which are available in both NEMwatch v10 (Platinum Model) and in ez2view:

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As I hit ‘publish’ prices have also been up for 17:50 and 17:55 (in NSW, VIC and SA).

A very short article today (my shortest ever?), but this will serve as a contemporaneous record that might be referred back to later (in part 2 and so on).

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One of three founders of Global-Roam back in 2000, Paul has been CEO of the company since that time. As an author on WattClarity, Paul's focus has been to help make the electricity market more understandable.

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