Demand Response also helps Victoria and South Australia beat the heat-induced peak
As the temperature cools (but the debate heats up) here's a quick look of how much contribution there was from demand response over the past week.
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Morning price spikes in SA with no wind or coal
Augurs to be an interesting day in South Australia today, with two (now three) price spikes already this morning - due in part to no supplies from coal, or from wind.
Demand Side Response in NSW on 4th February
On the 4th of February at around 11am energy users in NSW appear to have curtailed their load in response to high prices, resulting in a significant drop in demand. Simultaneously, network conditions and...
New record electricity demand in Queensland today (Monday 18th)
Some pictorial records of a day when a new record demand was set in Queensland.
Prices spike in South Australia today
Some quick notes about another price spike today in the South Australian region of Australia's National Electricity Market
Some benefits of curtailability in Australia’s National Electricity Market
A look-back at 11 years of NEM history to reveal the nature and measure of benefits large industrial energy users can gain from curtailability in the NEM
Further thoughts about Summer 2008-09 (the heatwave, bushfires, new demand peak, and blackouts)
Summer 2008-09 is now well behind us, and there are a number of official reviews underway that will report back at some stage. Even so, we’ve been continuing to ponder a couple of things...
Massive Demand, Huge Prices, Load Shedding and the Cumulative Price Threshold (and lessons learnt?)
Wednesday 28th January saw demand across the NEM jump to unprecedented levels, setting a new record of 34,843MW at 16:00 NEM time. On Thursday 29th January, we saw the demand increase still further, leading...
February in the NEM (a review of 10 years of history)
One of 12 articles on the months past in the NEM. February has seen multiple price spikes over the years often as a result of high demand caused by the summer heat, but also...
News Article Highlighting Opportunity for Demand Response
It was with interest that we stumbled on this article in the Herald newspaper talking about what happened on the 31st October in NSW