Given the afternoon's receding (and so is the massive amount of solar production seen today) here's a quick look at what else is running, and could possibly ramp up to replace the solar and...
On Monday 22nd Jan 2024 the QLD region has absolutely *smashed* the prior record for regional 'Market Demand'
At 15:40 (Mon 22nd Jan 2024) the demand reached the highest point seen the day before, and is continuing to climb.
An update from ~14:30 Monday 22nd Jan 2024 looking ahead to this evening in QLD.
A short walk outside prompts a quick look at Brisbane apparent temperature ... equals the high mark set in February 2017
Mon 22nd Jan at 10:22 the AEMO has informed the market of possible LOR2 low reserve condition in QLD.
An updated look at those two coal units in QLD that are limping through until a chance for an 'Unplanned Forced Outage'.
A quick update (from 07:35 Mon 22nd Jan 2024) of forecast demand conditions for this evening in QLD.
A quick record of an extreme level of demand in QLD on Sunday evening (21st Jan 2024).
The middle of the day Sunday (so ~30 hours before the point of interest) sees an opportunity to take an updated look at how extreme AEMO is forecasting Monday (22nd Jan) evening demand in...
A short post looking back >14 years over trends of daily maximum demand in QLD
A short article to record the new all-time maximum 'Market Demand' set today (Friday 19th January 2024) in Queensland
A short note to help readers see what units are currently running on a hot & humid Friday afternoon 19th Jan 2024 in QLD (and to highlight some up-coming changes to ez2view).
As the afternoon marches towards evening, the demand in Queensland is climbing (on Friday 19th January 2024)
This morning (in the article ‘Looking forward, to Monday 22nd January 2024 in Queensland’) I wrote about the forecast LOR2 condition that the AEMO was warning about at the time – looking ahead to...
A short article to note another view (this one from Clean Energy Finance) on whether Eraring can close in 2025.
A short record of a significant power outage in Western Australia in January 2024.
A quick look (Friday morning 19th January) towards Monday evening 22nd January 2024 in Queensland.
A short summation of where demand landed in QLD on Thursday evening 18th January 2024.
A third article (first on the day) looking at tight supply-demand balance in the QLD 'Economic Island' on Thursday 18th January 2024