Evening price volatility in QLD on Thursday 28th April 2022
A quick record of some evening volatility in QLD on Thu 28th April 2022.
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Price Volatility continues in QLD, on Monday 4th April 2022 … and spreads to all regions
A short article highlighting price volatility this evening in QLD … spreading further south.
Run of price volatility in QLD on Friday evening, 1st April 2022
Spot price up at $1,000/MWh in QLD for over an hour on Friday evening, 1st April 2022.
An almost three hour long run of extreme prices in QLD on Tuesday evening, 8th March 2022
A short article describing the run of volatility seen in QLD on Tuesday evening, 8th March 2022
Yo-yo pricing in NSW today, and in QLD
Some ‘interesting’ price outcomes seen today in NSW and QLD.
QLD’s forecast LOR3 (Load Shedding) cancelled for today (Tue 1st Feb) – then reinstated, then escalated
A short morning article, looking forwards to this evening’s forecast tight supply/demand balance (and possible load shedding) in the QLD region.
Price volatility (and low IRPM) on Monday 31st January 2022 – in QLD, VIC, SA (a first initial review)
A short (and first) look at some of the market activity on a volatile evening in several regions – SA and VIC, and with QLD joining the fray a bit later.
Price volatility in the QLD region on Sunday evening, 30th January 2022
A short article about some evening volatility in the QLD region on Sunday 30th January 2022.
Midday price volatility in South Australia on Monday 10th January 2022
A quick note about the price spikes seen in South Australia in the middle of the day on Monday 10th January 2022.
Price volatility in South Australia Thursday evening 30th December 2021
This morning I’ve taken a quick look at market activity in South Australia on Thursday evening, 30th December 2021.
Spot price volatility in QLD (and NSW) on Tuesday 21st December 2021
A quick look at this evening’s volatility.
Price volatility in South Australia on Thu 16th December 2021 reinforces observations in GenInsights21
Price volatility in South Australia on Wednesday morning, 16th December reminds of the observations made in GenInsights21
Price volatility in the South Australian region on Monday 13th December 2021
Some price volatility in South Australia on Monday 13th December 2021
Price Volatility continues in QLD on 4th October 2021, under Five Minute Settlement
A quick look at three price spikes seen late afternoon in QLD on Monday 4th October 2021.
The Contagion of Scarcity
Guest author, Josh Stabler of Energy Edge, provides a look into the ‘contagion of scarcity’ events impacting the market since mid-May 2021.
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 biggest shock to the spot market in history, and the forward price movements are rivalling the record setting year of 2007.
Low wind production (inside NSW+QLD) was one other factor contributing to price volatility in Q2 2021
As Q2 2021 unfolded, it seemed that there were many instances where prices spiked during evening demand peaks – and that wind output was low at the time. So I took a closer statistical look…
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 (and hence high average prices) for the quarter – particularly for QLD and NSW.
Spot price up in QLD and NSW, with only 1,532MW of spare capacity Monday evening 12th July
A snapshot of the start of price volatility in QLD and NSW on Monday 12th July 2021.
Price volatility in the QLD region on Saturday 3rd July 2021
A rainy Saturday morning reminds us the price volatility for Q2 in QLD has not totally gone away … with elevated prices for ENERGY and also Contingency FCAS (Raise 6 second and Raise 60 second).