The first working day of summer sees volatility return in Victoria and South Australia
A snapshot from NEM-Watch capturing the first volatility seen this summer
A snapshot from NEM-Watch capturing the first volatility seen this summer
Some initial analysis looking into the question of whether the increased penetration of solar PV is increasing the variability of scheduled demand to the point that generators can exert more pressure on spot prices.
A quick look at some more volatility experienced in the Queensland region on Wednesday 23rd October
The dispatch price in Queensland spiked to $1,500/MWh at 18:25 and again at 22:40 yesterday evening – triggering jitters in some who fear a return to the volatility of summer 2013.
A quick look at the long-run trend in output at Origin Energy's large Mortlake plant in western Victoria.
A correction about Tamar Valley's drop in production - and some further thoughts.
Despite consistently averaging monthly output of up to 200MW for a number of years, the Tamar Valley power station has been mothballed following an ownership change
An updated animation of 20th December 2012 focused on the Queensland region - a volatile day for that region.
Despite some high temperatures around Sydney today, electricity demand remained subdued.
A collection of articles posted about what we see happening in the NEM through spring 2013
Some recent changes in the MT PASA forward view of available generation capacities in NSW seem to imply that the declining demand might have taken another victim.
A hypothetical case of what production patterns from wind might look like through a year with increased installed capacity of wind farms.
A more detailed look at how the percentage of energy supplied in the NEM from wind has risen to be 3.5% on an annual basis - though the degree of indeterminacy continues to be...
Rather than just drawing a lucky winner out of a hat, or using a random number generator, someone suggested we take a different approach - and here are the results.
Here's a view of how daily wind farm production (by region, and NEM-wide) has trended over the 2013 calendar year to date - the correlation of output on a daily basis, and the contribution...
Today (Wednesday 24th July) we note how the Queensland lunchtime electricity demand is stuck in the blue zone - the uptake of solar PV, and a sunny day for Clean Energy Week, would be...
Wind generation on some days in the past 2 weeks supplied a big percentage of SA demand - but not (on a daily basis, at least) near the 90% level.
Here's another animated case study of one more interesting time that occurred through summer 2013 in Queensland - on this occasion the evening of Saturday 12th January 2013.
Five thought-provoking questions about what really happened in Queensland over summer 2013 - and the supplementary question about what it all means for the future.
Beginning prior to 7am and progressing through the morning of Wednesday 2nd January 2013, there was significant volatility in the Queensland region of the National Electricity Market - including four spikes at or above...