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.

Weekly summary of events in Summer 2005-2006

Thu 16^th March 2006 12:00 AM | Paul McArdle

Summer 2005-06 saw Australians sweltering in temperatures 40 degrees and above. In the National Electricity Market, this led to new peaks in demand and (given the tight supply/demand balance) delivered high (and volatile) spot...

30th December 2005 – huge NEM-wide demand on a holiday!

Tue 24^th January 2006 11:23 AM | Paul McArdle

In a week which is traditionally very subdued in the market, the NEM sweltered in temperatures in excess of 40 degrees and an exceptional NEM-wide demand (about 30,000MW) was recorded. What made this demand...

2nd February 2006 – NEMMCO’s forecast from 17th January

Sun 22^th January 2006 4:09 PM | Paul McArdle

This article was written prior to 2nd February and drew from the insights gained with our NEMforecastTM product to highlight the looming issue of the tight supply/demand balance forecast for 2nd February 2006.

3rd January 2006 – Outages force QLD price to VOLL

Mon 9^th January 2006 1:59 PM | Paul McArdle

The week started with commotion in Queensland, when the VOLL price ceiling was reached. Further analysis revealed that this was due to transmission system events and the trip of several generation units within Queensland.

NEMMCO final report about the 5/30 issue published in February 2003

Fri 21^th February 2003 6:00 PM | Paul McArdle

A quick look back at the NEMMCO final report from 2003 about the '5/30 issue'

The Parer Review (December 2002) – Towards a truly national and efficient energy market

Tue 31^th December 2002 9:00 AM | Paul McArdle

A back-dated post to provide a ready reference to the Issues Paper and Final Report of 'the Parer Review', from back in 2002.

Low points for NSW demand in December 1999 and January 2000

Mon 31^th January 2000 6:00 PM | Paul McArdle

Looking back at 26th December 1999, when a low point record for Scheduled Demand in NSW was set.

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