Entries in our competition for summer 2011-12
What can we learn from the spread of entries received in our “Best Demand Forecaster in the NEM” competition, for summer 2011-12?
We’ve done some analysis here to help…
Articles by Paul McArdle
One of three founders of Global-Roam back in 2000, Paul has been CEO of the company since that time.
As an author on WattClarity, Paul's focus has been to help make the electricity market more understandable.
Summer 2011-12
Analysis of what’s been happening in the NEM over summer 2011-12.
A 30-year historical window presents a different picture of demand
Including more than a decade of data for Queensland’s peak electricity demand (pre-NEM) reveals a more nuanced picture.
Has the demand pattern been different on a regional basis?
Extending our analysis of the pattern of demand growth (NEM-Wide) to see if the pattern has been the same at a regional level.
Some possible reasons why demand is declining
A list of 10 factors that are impacting on electricity consumption across the National Electricity Market.
How is demand changing in the NEM?
Further analysis of the way that electricity demand patterns (NEM-wide) are changing in Australia’s National Electricity Market
What happened to demand, this winter?
A brief summary of NEM-wide demand this winter
Winter 2011 in the NEM
Miscellaneous articles about what we observe during Winter 2011
First price spike of Winter 2011
Some quick notes, and images, of a price spike in TAS this morning.
Another look at Declining Energy Consumption in the NEM
Prompted by Ben Skinner’s question, we’ve had a bit more of a look at demand patterns in the NEM (NEM-wide).
A decline in energy volumes generated in the NEM
Some observations about where average demand in the NEM has trended over the 12 years of NEM history, following the work done in compiling the 2011 Issue of the “Power Trading Schematic” Market Map.
Market Reform
Articles about market reform – in the NEM and elsewhere.
6 enduring challenges for competitive electricity markets
Reflection on whether the core challenges for market operators (and other core stakeholders) have varied at all from the listing of issues compiled for the Association of Power Exchanges back in 1997.
… and the winner is?
So who was the winner of our “Best Demand Forecaster in the NEM” competition for summer 2010-11?
Analysis of demand over summer 2010-11
Some analysis of how NEM-wide demand trended through summer 2010-11, and what this meant on a regional level.
Hot day in QLD drives regional demand close to the record
The temperature reached 34 degrees in Brisbane today – with thunderstorms predicted to sweep through the south-east corner, bringing with them a cool change and localised disruptions to power supplies. In the following snapshot from NEM-Watch (at 14:05) we see…
Only 709MW of spare generation capacity in NSW at 15:40
A quick note about the tight supply/demand balance in NSW today – by virtue for high demand and constrained interconnector capability.
NQ transmission grid escapes unscathed, but demand is very low
A quick look at how North Queensland looks, the morning after TC Yasi
North Queensland Powers down with TC Yasi underway
As the Courier Mail tweets that 89,000 people in Townsville and Cairns are without power as TC Yasi approaches, I thought the following chart (taken from our ez2view application) might explain a bit of what that means: Like everyone else,…
The extremes continue in the NEM
More extreme weather drives extreme demand and extreme prices – on Wednesday 2nd February.