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.
On Thursday 10th October 2024, we published ‘What happened with System Load in VIC on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th September 2024?’ and, in doing so, listed some times when rooftop PV was disconnected...
At 06:19 this morning (Saturday 12th October 2024) the AEMO published Market Notice 118803 re-instating the warning for forecast Minimum System Load (at MSL1) in Victoria.
With AEMO forecasting possible 'Minimum System Load' in Victoria for the coming weekend, we take a look back at (our understanding of) some of what happened on Saturday 27th Sept and Sunday 28th Sept...
A short note today (thanks to a tip by Thomas MacDonald) about a 'relatively urgent' rule change request by Delta Electricity that might help Vales Point operate into 2025.
On Monday afternoon 7th October 2024, the AEMO has issued Market Notices declaring risk of ‘Minimum System Load’ in the Victorian region for the upcoming weekend.
Looking back at system frequency, we see a noticeable drop in system frequency around ~15:45 (NEM time) on Saturday 5th October 2024. (a) There's no large trip of a coal unit that coincides (b)...
Third article already on Friday 27th Sept 2024, looking forwards to a forecast ‘Minimum System Load’ event in Victoria in parallel with the AFL Grand Final tomorrow (Sat 28th Sept 2024). Forecasts now down...
Third article already on Friday morning 27th Sept 2024, looking forwards to a forecast 'Minimum System Load' event in Victoria in parallel with the AFL Grand Final tomorrow (Sat 28th Sept 2024).