A quick look at the supply-demand balance for the QLD on Tuesday evening 8th March 2022 ... where it became very, very tight for a period of time (hence very low IRPM).
A short article describing the run of volatility seen in QLD on Tuesday evening, 8th March 2022
Was speaking with someone this morning about the expectation that there would be price volatility this evening, and the market obliged. It’s only just started, but here’s the second spike (at 17:40) captured in...
Analysis compiled to explore what the impact was of the unusual weather pattern (extensive cloud cover and cold temperatures) seen across a large part of Queensland on Saturday 23rd May 2020.
Alerted by our NEMwatch dashboard, I delve into the data and see a scary degree of correlation between the (very low) output of wind farms in south-east South Australia, and (similarly low) output from...
A collection of articles about things we see occurring in the NEM.
AEMO issues a Market Notice for a "High Impact Outage" - a term not used since 2012.
With high temperatures forecast for SA (hence higher demand) coinciding with low wind, social media references to "blackout" increase. Is this helpful?
Collection of articles written for Autumn 2017
Engie's announced closure of Hazelwood reflected as a big step change reduction in available capacity in Victoria at the end of March 2017.
A collection of articles about autumn 2015
Category to catch any posts we make pertaining to the shoulder season of autumn 2014.
After an eventful summer 2012-13 in the NEM, where we saw a heatwave early in the season lead into flooding rains (again) – and a new “Best Demand Forecaster” crowned, we progressed into what...