Spot volatility again, in QLD and NSW, on Tuesday evening 30th May 2023
It’s Monday evening 30th May 2023 and prices have spiked in QLD and NSW again – similar situation as other recent days.
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Spot Price volatility in QLD and NSW on Friday 26th May 2023
Continuing the recent run of volatility in QLD and NSW, another bout (albeit shorter) on Friday 26th May 2023.
Spot market volatility on Thursday 25th May 2023 (and Actual LOR2 in NSW)
The sun’s gone down on Thursday 25th May 2023, and prices have spiked (as in recent days).
(Early!) winter evening volatility returns to QLD and NSW on Wednesday 24th May 2023
A quick article to capture volatility in QLD and NSW on Wednesday evening 24th May 2023.
Evening volatility in QLD and NSW on Saturday 20th May 2023
A short article to mark an evening burst of volatility in QLD and NSW, with VIC1-NSW1 again constrained.
Brief burst of volatility in QLD and NSW on Wednesday 17th May 2023
A short article to record evening price volatility in NSW and QLD on Wednesday 17th May 2023
A spike at 16:15 hints at volatility to resume in SA with the sun setting, on Thursday 4th May 2023
A second article today about volatility in South Australia
Morning volatility in South Australia on Thursday 4th May 2023
The South Australian price has been bouncing up above $10,000/MWh on Thursday 4th May 2023
Spot price volatility in NSW and SA on Monday 1st May 2023
A very quick look at separate bouts of volatility on Monday 1st May 2023 – firstly in NSW and then later in South Australia.
Reviewing what happened in NSW and QLD on Thursday 16th March 2023 (with Actual LOR2, Volatility and Reserve Trader almost triggered, etc) … part 1
Given the significance of the event (Reserve Trader almost triggered on Thursday 16th March – 34 days till the closure of Liddell Unit 4) we’re investing some time in exploring more detail of the event. This is Part 1.
Spot price volatility in QLD and NSW on Sunday 19th March 2023
A quick record of the start of volatility on Sunday evening 19th March 2023.
Actual LOR2, and a run of volatility in NSW and QLD … only 34 days till the closure of Liddell unit 4
Looks like we’ve (sort of) dodged the Reserve Trader bullet on Thursday evening 16th March 2023 … but still poses plenty of questions.
Recapping Thursday 23rd Feb 2023 (when hot weather drove demand in South Australia highest in 9 years)
On Thursday 23rd February, hot weather in SA drove ‘Market Demand’ to its highest level in just over 9 years, and delivered a bit of spot price volatility. We investigate….
Price volatility in VIC and SA on a warm summer evening, Thursday 16th February 2023
A quick post about some evening volatility in VIC and SA
A burst of heat and volatility in QLD on Tuesday 31st January 2023
A quick recap of some market volatility (and other developments) in QLD on Monday 31st January 2023
Volatility in South Australia on Thursday afternoon 17th November 2022
With low wind production in South Australia on Thursday 17th November, limited import capability and curtailment of rooftop PV, the price has spiked on Thursday afternoon
Run of volatility in Tasmania on Monday morning 14th November 2022
A run of volatility lasting several hours in Tasmania on Monday morning 14th November.
First night of living on an island … with SA disconnected from the rest of the NEM
Third article for Sunday 13th November 2022 – this one taking a quick look at some pricing activity in the ENERGY market overnight.
Brief spike at 11:10 in NSW and QLD on Monday 31st October 2022
A quick article to document a spike at 11:10 on Monday 31st October … which seems related (at least in part) to the same network outage as on Friday evening.
530MW loss of electrical load in Tasmania on Friday 14th October 2022
Some quick notes of a sizeable loss of load in Tasmania and a volatility situation that is ongoing as I hit ‘publish’ at 11:50 NEM time.