Demand forecast ‘warming’ for QLD for Tuesday afternoon 2nd February 2022

We’ve been focused on other parts of the ez2view enhancement process this morning, but (in the process) I have been keeping an eye on what’s forecast for QLD later today in the ‘Forecast Convergence’ widget (keeping in mind yesterday’s forecasts for extreme demand today).

I thought I’d quickly share this snapshot of 2 overlaid windows each containing the same widget – but different representations of successive forecasts by AEMO of the ‘Market Demand’ metric.  Here’s a snapshot at 13:20 NEM time early afternoon, looking forward for the remainder of the day:

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As noted on the image, the high-point for ‘Market Demand’ is currently expected to be up at 10,061MW in the 17:00 dispatch/trading period – which would be just above the the all-time maximum set at 10,052MW in the 16:55 dispatch interval on Wednesday 13th February 2019.

What’s more, in recent half-hour updated by the AEMO, the forecast for 17:00 has been creeping upwards.

Furthermore, in the ‘Grid’ window un


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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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