Here’s NEMwatch at the 17:05 dispatch interval that shows that NSW and QLD have diverged in trajectory:
A cool change is sweeping through NSW (see the temperature in Sydney), and that’s really cooled the ‘Market Demand’ off there (now down to 11,537MW), but QLD’s still warm and humid, so ‘Market Demand’ is over 10,000MW.
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With hot weather forecast for NSW this Thursday (especially in inland areas) it’s no surprise to see that the AEMO is forecasting higher demand on the day. Linked to this there is also a slight negative (local) surplus generation forecast.
A quick look at the supply-demand balance for the QLD on Tuesday evening 8th March 2022 … where it became very, very tight for a period of time (hence very low IRPM).
Another quick article for Sunday 17th August 2025 – this one noting a new ‘lowest ever*’ point for ‘Market Demand’ in Queensland, just shaving prior record from a year ago.
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