Trended bids (and production) from gas-fired generation over the past 90 days
A short article looking back 90 days at production volumes, and bid prices, from gas-fired generation.
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AEMO continues to monitor gas supplies – with respect to high demand
With respect to yesterday’s ‘Notification of Potential Gas Supply Shortfall Event’ and this evening’s tight supply-demand balance in the NEM, worth noting this AEMO tweet at 17:50 this...
Victorian wholesale gas prices hit Cumulative Price Threshold
Referencing Josh Stabler's comment on LinkedIn about Administered Pricing in the Victorian DWGM.
Biggest price shock in history
Carl Daley of EnergyByte, examines recent energy and gas price volatility, leading to the conclusion that the May to July period in QLD and NSW has been the...
A list of (some of) the factors contributing to the volatile price outcomes seen in Q2 2021 – particularly QLD and NSW
Prompted by last Friday's publication of the AER's 'Wholesale Markets Quarterly' for Q2 2021, here's a tabulated summary of some of the contributing factors of spot price volatility...
Victorian spot gas hits $34.84/GJ on 9th July – flowing through to electricity spot prices in mainland regions
Electricity prices are up this morning across the mainland, with one of the main contributors being high spot gas prices.
Mainland region price spikes on Tuesday 6th July 2021
A short note about the start of the evening price spikes on Tuesday 6th July 2021 (these are ongoing, at the time this was posted).
Spot gas prices hit $20/GJ on Tuesday 6th July
A short record of gas prices being up at $20/GJ and above through a cold spell for winter, with other factors at work.
Gas issues and low wind contribute to low NEM-wide IRPM (and volatility) on Monday 21st June 2021
A short article marking (yet) another volatile evening in the NEM in this 'elephant' of a Q2 2021... now with some added challenges for gas-fired generation.
Gas-fired generation up following the Callide C4 Catastrophe
A client sent in this ez2view image this afternoon pointing out another factor that's been occurring in the absence of 4 x Callide units - markedly increased production...
Monday 9th July sees yo-yo prices in South Australia
Some brief analysis of today's price volatility seen in the South Australian region of the NEM
ACCC chief, Rod Sims, includes 6 factors driving retail electricity prices higher
A timely reminder from Rod Sims (at the ACCC) this week that there are a number of factors driving electricity price higher - not just a single "smoking...
Where is the east coast domgas development boom?
When markets operate normally, a sharp rise in the price of any commodity triggers a boom in exploration, development and new supply. But this is not seeming to...
If I was going to assess Factors Contributing to the “truly remarkable” Q2 2016 prices, here are some starting places I’d look…
A starting list of factors that I'd look further into, if I was sucked into the "rabbit hole" of assessing all of the contributing factors leading to the...