Four units at Gladstone still running … was it (is it) partly a game of bluff?
A fourth update in what's visible in the market data about Industrial Action at Gladstone Power Station
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.
Last Friday’s large and (mysterious) apparent drop in NSW ‘Market Demand’ (part 3) … what helped restrain frequency?
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Afternoon volatility in NSW on Tuesday 4th February 2025
A short record of spot price volatility in NSW on Tuesday afternoon 4th February 2025.
AEMO notes ‘Update to system strength requirements in North Queensland’ to cater for 0 x Gladstone units online
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Remarkable electricity demand outcomes on Monday evening 3rd February 2025 (NEM-wide, in Victoria and South Australia)!
After a pretty remarkable evening (on Monday 3rd February 2025) here's some statistics in terms of how today's peak demand levels rate in comparison with the most recent 6,244 days (i.e. back to 1st...
Demand, and Price, climbing in ‘NEM south’ … particularly Victoria
A quick mid-afternoon article with a snapshot from NEMwatch at 14:55 (NEM time) to highlight the current status.
Last Friday’s large and (mysterious) apparent drop in NSW ‘Market Demand’ appears some data glitch?
Taking a second look at the (apparent) large drop in NSW 'Market Demand' on Friday afternoon 31st January 2025. Was it a data glitch instead?
AEMO’s demand forecasts show chance of a bigger demand day declining – for Monday 3rd February 2025
An update (at 09:00 NEM time) on AEMO's more recent forecasts for peak demand levels for this evening Monday 3rd February 2025.
About the Industrial Action at Gladstone Power Station (potentially) taking all units offline … and LOR forecast for QLD, VIC and SA
Yesterday we posted ‘All 6 coal units at Gladstone coincidentally out on unplanned outage this coming week?’. Two readers noted in comments about Industrial Action for the station this week, so we take a...
All 6 coal units at Gladstone coincidentally out on unplanned outage this coming week?
Worth also adding in a short note with this snapshot from ‘Generator Outages’ widget in ez2view at the 18:00 on Sunday 2nd February 2025 with all 6 units at Gladstone slated to be offline...
‘Market Demand’ in Victoria reaches 9,433MW (thus far) on Sunday 2nd February 2025
Worth a short note with this NEMwatch snapshot highlighting that the Victorian ‘Market Demand’ has reached 9,433MW this afternoon at the 17:35 dispatch interval already on Sunday 2nd February 2025
Monday 3rd February could be a big day, in terms of ‘Market Demand’ across the NEM (and in Victoria)
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A trend of daily peak Victoria ‘Market Demand’– from 1st January 2008 to 1st February 2025
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Late afternoon volatility in South Australia on Saturday 1st February 2025
A quick note, recording some late afternoon volatility in South Australia.
A brief reminder about the complexity of measuring ‘Demand’ …
There’s essentially three measures of demand that are commonly talked about, and they are not really interchangeable.
A trend of daily peak NEM-wide ‘Market Demand’– from 1st January 2008 to 31st January 2025
With respect to forecasts for peak NEM-wide ‘Market Demand’ in summer 2024-25 (and particularly following Friday’s article) we fielded a few questions about how extreme that might be. So we thought we'd provide this...
(Mysterious and) Large drop in NSW ‘Market Demand’ late afternoon Friday 31st January 2025, prompting questions … part 1
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Forecasts ‘hotting up’, for NEMwide demand on Monday 3rd February 2025
Following our earlier article from ~24 hours earlier, at look at ez2view shows that it’s been 'hotting up' for demand forecasts for Monday 3rd February 2025.
Shortly after the QED, the AER also publishes is Quarterly Review of 2024 Q4
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AEMO’s Quarterly Energy Dynamics (QED) for 2024 Q4
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