Early media coverage of GenInsights21
A summary of the media references we’ve spotted since we released our GenInsights21 report in mid-December.
Articles by Dan Lee
Dan Lee first started at Global-Roam in June 2013. He has departed (and returned) for a couple of stints overseas in that time, but rejoined our team permanently in late 2019.
More recently, Dan's focus has been on growing his understanding of the market and developing his analytical capabilities. He is currently enrolled in the Master of Sustainable Energy program at the University of Queensland.
Market suspended in Tasmania on March 1st 2022
This afternoon the AEMO alerted of a market suspension in the TAS region, which coincided with the failure of two undersea fibre cables that caused parts of the state to lose internet access.
Spot-exposed retail customers in QLD prepare for tonight’s extreme pricing
Earlier this afternoon I came across some social media posts from spot-exposed retail customers in QLD sharing warnings of incoming high prices.
How many Negawatts have been dispatched through the WDRM since its introduction?
A very brief look into how many units have been registered for the WDRM, and how many MW have been dispatched since the rule change was implemented roughly two months ago.
AEMC publish final determination on rule change regarding the integration of storage systems into the NEM
Earlier today, the AEMC released a final determination on a market rule change regarding the registration and participation of storage systems in the NEM.
Scheduled demand in SA goes negative, again
Scheduled demand in SA drops below zero for the second time in less than a week.
Demand records in NSW tumble for the second weekend in a row
Sunday afternoon saw demand in NSW hit new historic lows for the second weekend in a row.
Yallourn Unit 3 returns early this afternoon
Unit 3 at Yallourn Power Station came back online early this afternoon. Recent flooding at the power station’s adjoining mine has impacted it’s fuel supplies in recent weeks.
Callide B2 returns to service late this morning
Callide B2 returned to service this morning after nearly a month of being offline, following the explosion and outage at the station in late May.
Some of the early references and feedback we’ve received about the GSD2020
Valued team member, Daniel Lee, reviews some of the early references to, and compliments for, the Generator Statistical Digest 2020 – which was released about 7 weeks ago.
Price spikes in NSW and QLD on the first afternoon of December
Earlier this afternoon we were alerted to a price spike in NSW and QLD that was seemingly caused by a unit trip at one of the larger generators in NSW.
Feedback we have received about the 2019 edition of our Generator Statistical Digest
Just over 4 months have passed since the release of the Generator Statistical Digest 2019. We take a look back at some of the compliments and comments we’ve received and seen from a variety of people who have accessed their copy of the GSD2019.
First price spike of the summer for QLD
The spot price in Queensland spiked above $1,400 for the first time of the summer on Monday afternoon
WattClarity gets revamped with new content and other enhancements to provide more value to our readers
WattClarity.com.au has a fresh look and new content, online resources and other enhancements
A personal experience of spot-price paid solar injections
The recent demise of start-up retailer, Urth Energy (suspended from the market by the AEMO on 1st February) was an unfortunate development on this path of the energy transition.
Demand in NSW soars but falls short of setting new record
With many stakeholders nervously looking on this afternoon, demand in NSW peaked at 14,108MW at 5:30pm AEDT.
NSW demand rises above 13,000MW
Demand in New South Wales rose above 13,000MW just after midday today despite a reasonably modest temperature of 28°C in it’s capital.
South Australia hit by two price spikes
The volatility of the NEM was showcased again on Monday as South Australia experienced two major price spikes in the space of an hour. Using NEM-Watch’s play back feature (screenshot below) we were able to relive when the two price spikes hit.
Queensland demand soars high in the second week of summer
We are only in the second week of summer 2015-16, and demand in Queensland has already begun to heat up, hitting 8507MW at 3:05pm this afternoon after another hot and humid day across the sunshine state.
Demand heats up in New South Wales and Queensland on the first day of summer
With a Beefeater 5 Burner BBQ on the line , along with a host of other prizes, interested participants of our annual demand forecast competition (entries now closed 🙁 ) would have been keeping a keen eye on demand during the week.