QLD minimum ‘Market Demand’ (in ordinary times) drops lower still, on Sunday 1st October 2023

Posted by Paul McArdle Sunday, October 1 2023 Topic: 2023-10-01 very high IRPM on Sunday, Decline of Minimum demand, Spring 2023 in the NEM

A short article for Sunday morning 1st October 2023 as the SMS alerts started at the 09:40 dispatch interval.

Here’s also a snapshot from NEMwatch at the 10:50 dispatch interval, highlighting that the ‘Market Demand’ at this point (at 3,181MW) is lower than the previous ‘lowest ever*’ recorded on Sunday 17th September 2023 (3,201MW at 10:25, just 2 weeks ago).

* by ‘ever’ we should highlight that this is ‘in ordinary times’, so excluding the low points reached on 25th May 2021 after the UFLS kicked in following the explosion at Callide C4.

2023-10-01-at-10-55-NEMwatch-screenshot

But that’s not the lowest point it has already reached today 3,016.91W at 10:30 – and is likely to drop lower still before the end of the day.

 

PS1 new lowest point for Operational Demand

As a short PS to this article, the ‘Operational Demand’ dropped as low as 3,131MW for the half-hours ending 11:00 and 11:30 on the day.  At a quick scan, this also appears to be below the prior lowest (in ordinary times) point.

 

 

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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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