Two large drops in ‘Market Demand’ in South Australia on Monday afternoon 26th May 2025

Posted by Paul McArdleMonday 26th May 2025  1:45 PM   Topic: 2025-05-26

Article belatedly updated to note the second drop in demand

The first demand drop (by 235MW at 13:31)

I don’t have time to delve into this further, but worth a short note to tag in this ‘Notification’ widget alert in ez2view triggered at 13:31 (NEM time) on Monday 26th May 2025 about a 235MW drop in ‘Market Demand’ in South Australia:

2025-05-26-at-13-31-ez2view-SA-demand-drop

It’s a smaller region so the threshold is lower than for QLD, NSW and VIC – but it’s rarely triggered.  Here’s a snapshot from NEMwatch at 13:40:

2025-05-26-at-13-40-NEMwatch

The second demand drop (by 213MW at 14:46)

Belatedly, adding in the second large drop tagged in this ‘Notification’ widget alert in ez2view triggered at 14:46 (NEM time) on Monday 26th May 2025 about a 213MW drop in ‘Market Demand’ in South Australia:

2025-05-26-at-14-46-ez2view-SA-second-demand-drop

Tags:

SHARE ON LINKEDIN SHARE ON X SHARE ON FACEBOOK

About the Author

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.

Related Articles

3 Trackbacks & Pingbacks

  1. Noting the dust storm on Monday 26th May 2025 – and impact on electricity supply-demand - WattClarity
  2. A map showing the geographic spread of semi-scheduled dispatch error on Monday 26th May 2025 - WattClarity
  3. A map showing the geographic spread of semi-scheduled dispatch errors on Monday 26th May 2025 - WattClarity

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published.


*