SA summary for Thursday, compared to the preceding week
Following from a period of elevated prices in South Australia, prices dropped on Thursday. Here's some reasons why...
Following from a period of elevated prices in South Australia, prices dropped on Thursday. Here's some reasons why...
Spot Prices in South Australia were elevated over the past 7 days - here are some reasons why.
Following yesterday’s warnings about the potential for a tight supply/demand balance in South Australia this week, it was not really a surprise when the SMS alerts from NEM-Watch began buzzing for the 07:20 dispatch...
Why are we investing significant time in completing this review of what was remarkable price volatility in QLD over summer? We're primarily a software company that develops shrink-wrapped products used by about 100 market...
A view of how NEM-wide demand trended over summer, with respect to our Best Demand Forecaster in the NEM competition.
A starting list of a number of factors that combined to deliver sustained higher wholesale electricity prices in the Queensland region across the weekend of Saturday 12th January and Sunday 13th January 2013.
A snapshot of a day of contrast - with high demand in Queensland (temperature driven) and extraordinarily low demand in the south.
An interesting day in the NEM today, with prices gyrating across a wide spectrum, and across all four mainland regions - on the back of higher demand in Victoria and South Australia due to...
Three images from NEM-Watch highlighting extremes of pricing in the Queensland region of the National Electricity Market today - illustrating the volatility, and hence the opportunities for Demand Side Response.
An illustration of the high demand and volatility on Tuesday 1st February.
Some snapshots of a day in which NEM-wide demand soared, driven by high temperatures across the middle of Australia.
A listing of some drivers for higher (and, in some cases, lower) prices in the wholesale spot component of the NEM.
A record of how a day of see-sawing prices appeared (in real time) in NEM-Watch Note that the high prices have since been revised, but the low prices (down to -$1000/MWh) remain, at least...
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...
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
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
For only the third occasion in the 10 1/2 years that the NEM has been operational, the Cumulative Price Threshold (CPT) has been reached. Yesterday evening, the CPT was reached in the Tasmanian region.
One of 12 articles on the months past in the NEM - investigating the trends and significant events in the National Electricity Market during November.
One of 12 articles on the months past in the NEM. Here we examine the trends in price and demand across the NEM for September, and take a closer look at the effects of...
One of 12 articles on the months past in the NEM - in which we examine the trends in price and demand across the NEM for the month of May.