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.
It’s not officially summer, yet – but it sure seems like it is across QLD and NSW. High temperatures drive some prices spiking up to the Market Price Cap in both ENERGY and some FCAS commodities as well…
All I have time to do now is note another change greater than 400MW in a 5-minute period – this time in in Victoria to the 11:10 dispatch interval (NEM time) on Sunday 2nd March 2025
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Apparently, many voters who did not like the election results, turned off their TVs