NEM-wide demand higher still, as NSW regional demand eclipses record
An illustration of the high demand and volatility on Tuesday 1st February.
high temperatures
High temperatures drive NEM-wide demand to 34,400MW
Some snapshots of a day in which NEM-wide demand soared, driven by high temperatures across the middle of Australia.
Summer strikes in QLD, with demand shooting up (and prices see-sawing)
Some images of the see-saw of prices in QLD with the high demand day today.
VOLL (or MPC) in NSW today as high temperatures stretch supplies
A graphical summary of a day when temperatures soared in NSW, dragging demand higher and (with the assistance of a relative shortage of supplies) also dragging prices to VOLL
Suspected Generator Trip forces prices close to MPC in QLD
Some quick notes about a price spike in QLD today.
Hot weather moves north-eastwards, driving demand in NSW
A snapshot of a higher demand day in NSW, driven by higher temperatures as they move eastwards
Heatwave ramps up in southern Australia, dragging prices higher
Some notes about the heatwave in SA and VIC, and what it means for the NEM
Temperature Spikes drive Demand higher this week
Some quick notes on what’s happened in the NEM today (17th) and yesterday (16th)
How helpful was NEMMCOs PASA process in predicting the demand spike on 29 January 2009 (part2)
Some further analysis of the MT PASA and ST PASA forecasts for other regions of the NEM (SA, TAS, NSW and QLD) for the day of 29th January 2009 – when a new record NEM-wide demand was established.
How helpful was NEMMCOs PASA process in predicting the demand spike on 29 January 2009 (part1)?
A quick look at how useful NEMMCO’s PASA forecasts were, prior to the record levels of demand seen across the NEM on Thursday 29th January 2009
NEM-Wide demand soars, and IRPM drops, on a hot spring day
A few snapshots and quick notes about a very hot spring day in the NEM, with demand soaring, IRPM dropping across the market, and prices at VOLL in NSW
High temperatures force demand high, NEM-Wide (and prices follow)
A few brief notes about a hot day across the mainland, with demand levels high in each of the 4 mainland regions
High demand in QLD as heatwave rolls east
A few snapshots of a hot day in QLD and NSW as the spring heatwave rolls east.
South Australia hits the Cumulative Price Threshold
For only the 5th time in 11 years of NEM history (and the 3rd time for South Australia) four consecutive days of price spikes have forced the Cumulative Price to the Threshold, and AEMO has imposed price caps to prevent retailers from going bust.
Tight supply-demand balance in SA today!
Some quick notes about high demand and prices in South Australia again today….
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
Prices race in QLD and NSW as horses race in VIC
Tuesday 3rd November, and the temperatures that had driven prices higher in SA the previous day moved eastwards.
Whilst VIC demand was lower as everyone lost their shirts on a horse, demand climbed in NSW and QLD, dragging prices upwards as well.
The NEM wakes from its spring slumber
A quick review of some activity in the market on Monday 2nd November 2009 (and in particular a price spike in South Australia).
Should last summer’s peak NEM-Wide demand have surprised us so much?
We saw a massive new peak for NEM-Wide demand set on 29th January 2009, which surprised many (including us).
We return to that data and, by comparing with the previous 10 summers, see whether it should have been entirely unexpected.
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 to prices that stayed high for much of the day (to the point where the Cumulative Price Threshold was reached in VIC and SA and price caps were imposed), and a relatively small amount of involuntary load shedding occurring in VIC and SA.