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.
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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.
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 reading.
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 2025, and some further changes after...
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 in this article highlight some things...
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 the NEM showed quite low output...
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 and surrounding factors.
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.
Case Study of Wednesday 10th August 2022 – Part 1 (Response of Wind Farms)
Walking through some of the responses I can see in 19 of 67 Wind Farm units on Wednesday 10th August 2022 ... when a software glitch delivered extreme contingency FCAS prices across all regions...
QLD minimum demand drops lower still on Sunday 14th August 2022
A short note on Sunday 14th August 2022 with electricity demand in QLD hitting new low points.
Load shedding *briefly* forecast for South Australia on Monday evening 15th August 2022
Another interesting development (briefly) on Wed 10th August was forecast load shedding for South Australia on Monday 15th August 2022
Market volatility on Wednesday 10th August 2022 (incl FCAS prices going haywire) – Failure of Market Systems?
A short initial article to flag market volatility on Wednesday 10th August 2022 which sees ENERGY prices elevated (particularly TAS) and also Contingency FCAS prices at MPC
8th Aug 2022 – EnergyAustralia reported an earnings fall for the first half of calendar 2022
A belated and back-dated article to point to the EnergyAustralia Media Release of 8th August 2022 following the Energy Crisis.