QLD’s turn at new lowest point for minimum demand (in ordinary times)

Posted by Paul McArdle Sunday, September 17 2023 Topic: Decline of Minimum demand, Spring 2023 in the NEM

Yesterday we saw new all-time lowest demand records for VIC, SA  and NEM-wide … along with sky-high

Today (Sunday 17th September) it’s QLD’s turn, with this snapshot from NEMwatch at 11:20 showing QLD ‘Market Demand’ at 3,211MW … though:

(a)  at this point it had been lower (at 3,201MW for the 10:25 dispatch interval); and

(b)  it might fall further still today … and is likely to further into spring.

2023-09-17-at-11-20-NEMwatch-QLD-3211MW

This level represents the a new ‘lowest ever in ordinary* times’.

* excluding, of course, the low point struck because of UFLS in the aftermath of the Callide C4 Catastrophe.

The level today is below the prior lowest point of 3,250MW seen on Sunday 20th August 2023, which itself was lower than the preceding record (of 3,311MW in September 2022).

 

More to come?

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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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