Another quick article for Sunday 17th August 2025 – this one prompted by an SMS alert notifying me that we’d struck a new ‘lowest ever*’ point for ‘Market Demand’ in Queensland:
As noted there;
1) The low point was at 2,962 MW at the 12:35 dispatch interval (NEM time)
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.
The prior record for ‘minimum demand’ in Victoria seems to have only lasted 8 short weeks, with the level nudged still lower on a sunny Sunday 1st November 2020 (coincident with a bit more freedom for Victorians after lockdown).
Our fourth article looking forward to this Friday afternoon (3rd February 2023) in the Queensland region, where successive AEMO STPASA forecast data is showing considerable variability about what peak demand might be for the QLD region (it *might*, if predictions turn into reality, smash the prior all-time record). Dan Lee looks into how the demand forecast has been evolving and what to watch for this Friday afternoon.
1 Commenton "New ‘lowest ever’ point for ‘Market Demand’ in Queensland, on Sunday 17th August 2025"
Not unexpected. A very mild day, limited cloud cover with a bit of a warm breeze about.
Meanwhile demand is through the roof tonight as the chill sets in and solar/wind has died off.