January in the NEM (a review of 10 years of history)
One of 12 articles on the months past in the NEM. For January we revisit events such as the fires at Moomba in 2004 (which curtailed gas supplies...
Articles by 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.
Months in the NEM
A month by month view of the history of the NEM.
A hot day in QLD today!
High temperatures in Queensland drive demand up on New Year's Eve.
An update on entries we’ve received (thus far) with 3 working days to go!
An overview of the estimates to date for the peak demand guessing competition of summer 2008-2009.
Summer 2008-2009
Collected articles on the notable events of the summer of 2008-2009.
A review of recent summers in the NEM
A brief analysis of NEM-wide demand and IRPM during the summer months over the past 4 years.
The return of the BBQ as prize for the Peak demand picking competition (for Summer 2008-09)
Guess the peak demand for summer 2008-2009 and win a "Beefmaster Premium 6 on Side Burner Cart" barbeque.
What happened to the competition? (for Summer 2007-08)
We did not run the competition for summer 2007-08, but we did have, however, some occasions to perform analysis of summer 2007-08.
Who was the Winner? (for Summer 2006-07)
The results of the peak demand forecasting competition for summer 2006-2007.
Who’s the best demand forecaster in the NEM?
The great bi-annual peak demand forecasting competition. Prove your forecasting prowess and you could win a great seasonal prize!
Who was the Winner? (for Summer 2005-06)
The results of the peak demand forecasting competition for summer 2005-2006.
NEMMCO Market Event Report – 31 October 2008
A Market Event Report has been published on the NEMMCO website discussing the market outcomes of the high energy prices in the New South Wales and Queensland regions...
Anniversary of the NEM
Reflections on the life of the NEM – where we’ve come from and where we are headed.
“Happy Birthday” to the NEM (13th December 1998 – 12th December 2008)
This is just a short note to reflect on the fact that the NEM will be 10 years old tomorrow. All together now, "Happy Birthday to you..."
NEMMCO Report: Unplanned Outages of HWTS-LYPS line on 23 July 2008
On 13th November, NEMMCO released the final version of its report into the Power System Incident "Unplanned Outages of HWTS-LYPS line on 23 July 2008"
News Article Highlighting Opportunity for Demand Response
It was with interest that we stumbled on this article in the Herald newspaper talking about what happened on the 31st October in NSW
31st October 2008 – High Prices and Low Reserves in NSW
A tight supply/demand balance in NSW on the 31st October, exacerbated by transmission constraints into the region led to sustained higher prices in NSW.
High Prices and Low Reserves in NSW
An illuminating view of the NEM during the high NSW prices on 31st October 2008, illustrated with screenshots and a dynamic video from the new NEM-Watch v8.
VOLL Pricing on 23rd July 2008
It appears that we spoke too soon when we mentioned on the 22nd July that winter 2008 had been relatively uneventful. Just over 24 hours from making these...
Long-Term Market trends and forecasts
As we have the time, we’ll provide some commentary here about the methods used by the various bodies for “long term” (which in the NEM means 10-years, typically)...