So it’s worth attaching here a snapshot of an ez2view live-updating trend from the ‘Trends Engine’that shows how the past 24 hours has seen aggregate wind yield back up above 6,000MW, for the first time in ~21 days:
We’re in the midst of number crunching with respect to 2024 Q1 as part of the ongoing GenInsights Quarterly Updates series … but when we get to start crunching numbers for 2024 Q2 (not until July) I will be interesting to see how April 2024 stacks up statistically.
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.
Anthony Sharwood’s article ‘Wild winter winds hit 156 km/h in Tas, 128 km/h on mainland’ prompts me to have a quick look at wind production in Tasmania in recent days.
Unlike the first ~28 days in the month of May 2024, the aggregate production of power from Wind Farms across the NEM has ramped up from late Tuesday 28th May and reached a high point Thursday morning 30th May 2024 only 371MW below the all-time maximum production.
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