The SA region has seen a serving of high prices early this evening starting from around 6pm, The price in the region has so far peaked at $12,500.44/MWh, which occurred during the 19:00 dispatch interval.
The screenshot below shows the last hour of SMS price alerts, coming from my copy of ez2view.
Dan is a Market Analyst, who joined Global-Roam in June 2013.
He departed (and returned) for a couple of brief stints overseas, before rejoining the team permanently in late 2019. Alongside his work at Global-Roam, he has undertaken short-term contract roles as an analyst and researcher in various areas of the energy sector. Dan graduated from the Master of Sustainable Energy program at the University of Queensland in 2024.
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1 Commenton "Bout of high prices in SA on Sunday evening July 28th 2024"
The rich people of Elizabeth don’t seem concerned.