Price volatility in the South Australian region on Monday 13th December 2021

Posted by Paul McArdle Monday, December 13 2021 Topic: 2021-12-13, Summer 2020-21 in the NEM

Ironic that we’re compiling the many different components for GenInsights21 today (summary to finish off) for release this week and my phone would continue buzzing with high price alerts in the South Australian region.

Here’s a snapshot of the 13:10 dispatch/trading interval from our NEMwatch entry-level dashboard with the price just over $10,000/MWh:

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Not the first time the price has been above $300/MWh today, and won’t be the last…

For those who have submitted their pre-orders already, and hence receive access to GenInsights21 this week, read in Part 4 about ‘% in green’ and you will understand why the volatility.

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Paul McArdle
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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