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.
A quick initial look at (what appears to be) a strange aberration in the AEMO forecast data, with load shedding briefly forecast in NSW tomorrow morning.
A short examination of some of the over-arching factors at play yesterday evening – where prices spiked above $3,000/MWh in all five regions simultaneously.
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Apparently, many voters who did not like the election results, turned off their TVs