Solar Production in QLD dropping faster than previously forecast (Friday 3rd February 2023)

Posted by Paul McArdle Friday, February 3 2023 Topic: 2023-02-03 QLD high demand, Summer 2022-23 in the NEM

A couple spots of rain have started to fall on our office deck this afternoon, which prompted me to open up the ‘Forecast Convergence’ widget in ez2view to have a look at what’s been happening with aggregate Solar Capability in the past hour across all the Semi-Scheduled Large Solar Farms in QLD.

Here’s a snapshot from the 16:05 dispatch interval:

2023-02-03-at-16-05-ez2view-QLD-SolarUIGF

One more thing to add to the ‘minus’ column of the ‘plus and minus’ supply-demand balancing act that is the AEMO’s job every minute of every day…

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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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