QLD ‘Market Demand’ reached 10,897MW on Friday 24th January 2025 (3rd highest day ever)

Posted by Paul McArdle Friday, January 24 2025 Topic: 2025-01-24

Opted for a shorter walking route home today because of the Brisbane weather noted earlier.

Arriving home we’ve checked with NEMwatch in this snapshot for the 18:35 dispatch interval (NEM time) on Friday 24th January 2025 and we see that the ‘Market Demand’ reached 10,897MW (target for the 17:45 dispatch interval):

2025-01-24-at-18-35-NEMwatch-QLD

So a quick scan using the ‘Trends Engine’ in ez2view (not shown here) reveals that that level of demand has only been exceeded previously on two other days:

1)  On 22nd January 2024, where the ‘Market Demand’ peaked at  11,036MW; and

2)  Two days ago, on Wednesday 22nd January 2025, where ‘Market demand’ peaked at 11,159MW.

So pretty high today, but no cigar.

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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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2 Comments on "QLD ‘Market Demand’ reached 10,897MW on Friday 24th January 2025 (3rd highest day ever)"

  1. Brian Burleigh | Saturday, January 25 2025 at 8:18 am | Reply

    Hi Paul, in reporting the peak loading, you need to factor in the administrative load curtailment in effect (which has an associated economic loss) in order to obtain fair comparison of events. Over-loading the grid is one thing, having to shut down the economy is quite another cost!

  2. Robert Burns | Sunday, January 26 2025 at 10:54 am | Reply

    I must be out of touch as I have never seen QLD demand (10,897MW) exceed NSW demand (~8,175MW) by 2,722MW.
    It would be interestung to see a monthly peak demand comparison between these 2 NEM regions over the past few years.

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