Will Queensland defy the trend of declining demand?
Spurred on by our competition (but with an interest that’s much broader) we have a look at how Queensland demand has trended – and find a couple of quite remarkable things occurring…
declining demand
Another one down – Redbank bites the dust
Brief notes about Redbank station closure
Electricity demand largely chugs along – whilst “the race stops the nation”
A quick look at what a four-legged horse race does to electricity demand
An illustration of increasing generation oversupply in the National Electricity Market
To augment today’s article in the Australian Financial Review, here’s an illustration of the growing oversupply.
A 60% Instantaneous Reserve Plant Margin – even with plant out for maintenance
A massive overhang of capacity seen today – leading to price suppression
Doomsday predictions for security of supply?!
In parallel with the RET Review process, claims and counter claims are mounting about challenges to security of supply, moving forwards. Here are some initial thoughts…
Winter evening price spike – like yesteryear (not quite)
Coincident with the release of the RET Review, activity in the spot market provides some reminders…
… so what would the similar trend look like for the (larger) AGL
Following last week’s analysis of EnergyAustralia’s larger portfolio we do the same thing for AGL Energy (including Macquarie Generation)
Privatising profits whilst socialising costs – part 1 (wholesale)
Some initial thoughts about some of the areas (in the wholesale market) where there’s been finger-pointing in different directions about “socialising costs whilst privatising profits”
Volumes and revenues crunched by oversupply
Following the article in the FinReview today about EnergyAustralia…
Spot prices back to gory days of 10 years ago on the last hurrah of carbon
Prices plunge on the day the Carbon Tax is repealed
Prices plunge in QLD – because of solar?
Demand plunges in Queensland during the day – dragging prices down with it.
A blue day in Queensland
Hopefully not an omen of what is to come tomorrow night…
Behind all the buzz about Solar PV…
Some thoughts about solar PV, and energy efficiency, and the effects they seem to be producing at home.
A few thoughts on the RET Review process
Some assorted thoughts about the RET, and the RET Review process currently underway
Three Possible Business Models for Distributed Storage
GSES recently gave a presentation at the APVI workshop in Brisbane as part of the International Battery Association conference.
The content of the presentation would be of interest to WattClarity readers, hence this guest post – which focuses on three possible future business models, that would mean very different outcomes to the incumbents that have become accustomed to “business as usual” over many years.
The continuing change in the NEM landscape
Second article by Paul Taliangis (of Core Energy) looking at some of the broader changes at work in the NEM.
Electric Vehicles–some back of the envelope calculations
Some back-of-the-envelope calculations about what electric vehicles might mean for the National Electricity Market, following on from my presentation at the EUAA Annual Conference
CORRECTION – Tamar Valley is not mothballed, just bid unavailable
A correction about Tamar Valley’s drop in production – and some further thoughts.
Another station down – to what extent due to local factors?
Despite consistently averaging monthly output of up to 200MW for a number of years, the Tamar Valley power station has been mothballed following an ownership change