‘Minimum Demand’ records pushed lower in QLD on Sunday 11th September 2022 … re ‘Emergency backstop mechanism’
'Minimum Demand' for the QLD region (in recent years and excluding 25th May 2021) drops lower still on Sunday 11th September 2022.
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.
Preparations underway, for next Wednesday’s presentation at Smart Energy Queensland
Spoilt for choice for what to speak about on Wednesday 14th September 2022 at 'Smart Energy Queensland' conference.
A deeper (but still incomplete) look into the Overnight volatility in South Australia (i.e. part 2)
A follow-on second look at the volatility experienced in South Australia around midnight beginning Thursday 8th September 2022.
Overnight volatility in South Australia – part 1
A run of volatility in South Australia lasting ~90 minutes triggered a few alerts.
AER identifies (at least) 9 discrete factors contributing to the extreme price outcomes (and other concerns) through Q2 2022
With the AER having released its 'Wholesale Markets Quarterly' for Q2 2022 yesterday, I skimmed and saw 9 discrete factors flagged ... each of which contributed to the...
There’s plenty of wind, but the SA price is still spiking today (Wed 7th Sept 2022)
A quick marker for some volatility thus far today in South Australia.
AER releases Wholesale Market Quarterly for Q2 2022
Yesterday (Tue 6th Sept 2022) the AER released its 'Wholesale Markets Quarterly' report for Q2 2022 - which, given the Energy Crisis that unfolded then, should prove interesting...
NEM-wide IRPM drops below 15% on Monday 5th September 2022
A quick second article today, with IRPM down below 15% on a NEM-wide basis.
Updated monthly statistics for NEM-wide wind production … to the end of August 2022
A quick updated look at how Aggregate Wind-Farm Production has trended since 2010 to now.
Widespread cloud cover across QLD dampens solar production on Friday 2nd September 2022 … and broader
In this article we take a quick look at how today's widespread cloud cover is affecting solar production across QLD.
Reliability Panel publishes final report from 2022 Reliability Standard and Settings Review
Another high profile report that's been released this week is today's Reliability Standard and Settings Review (from the Reliability Panel)... flagging some changes to settings from 1st July...
Morning volatility in South Australia on Thursday 1st September 2022
This morning have been greeted to a run of SMS alerts for volatility in South Australia.
AEMO releases 2022 ESOO on Wednesday 31st August 2022
Here's where to find the 2022 ESOO - and also what I've seen (thus far) of external commentary about what's revealed and discussed in the ESOO.
Substantially different than a year ago, the 2022 ESOO points to challenges ahead in the supply/demand balance
With the AEMO releasing the 2022 ESOO on Wednesday morning 31st August 2022 with the limited time I have available right now I've had a quick look, and...
Instantaneous NEM-wide production from wind on Fri 26th Aug 2022 was lowest in eleven months
Looking back at Friday 26th August 2022 we see that it was not only South Australia that was becalmed. All but one of the wind farms operating in...
Morning, afternoon and evening volatility in South Australia on Friday 26th August 2022
It's been recurrent volatility in South Australia today.
Australian Energy Council publishes article about the Market Suspension in June 2022
... flagging (for WattClarity readers and subscribers) a useful contribution from Ben Skinner at the AEC to explore and explain some aspects of the June 2022 Market Suspension...
Run of price volatility in SA on Thursday morning 25th August 2022
A quick look at this morning's volatility in South Australia.
AEMO releases report on Market Suspension during June 2022
On Thursday 18th August 2022 the AEMO has released its report into the Market Suspension during June 2022. Will make for interesting reading ...
AEMO released Compensation Update for June 2022 events
A short note flagging AEMO's publication (dated 15th August 2022) about compensation payments for the June 2022 events.