Another short article that might be a prompt for deeper analysis at some later time – flagging this ‘Notification’ widget alert in ez2view on Sunday 4th May 2025:
… and here it is in NEMwatch a few dispatch intervals later, showing the 464MW drop in ‘Market Demand’ from 5,869MW at the 09:25 dispatch interval NEM time) to 5,405MW (at 09:30):
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.
For several reasons we take a look at a transmission outage in southern NSW that contributed to some volatility seen in QLD and NSW in the second half of May … and might also do in the second half of June 2023.
With forecasts for a very, very low level of ‘Market Demand’ tomorrow (Sat 26th Oct 2024) in NSW, here’s a longer term trend to show how it would fit in context.
Given the significance of the event (Reserve Trader almost triggered on Thursday 16th March – 34 days till the closure of Liddell Unit 4) we’re investing some time in exploring more detail of the event. This is Part 1.
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