We’ve already observed some ‘Elevated prices (in QLD and NSW) on Friday morning 9th October 2026 … and then SA a little later’. Later on in the morning we noticed several coincident (or possibly related?) events in QLD.
My ‘elevated prices’ alerts have been quiet for a lengthy period (apart from the odd spikes for FCAS in Tasmania). So a string of alerts for prices > $500/MWh in QLD and NSW, and later SA (on Fri 9th Oct 2026) are worth noting.
Supply fluctuated but was this to an equivalent extent as the recorded interconnector flows would suggest, or the noted demand change in NSW for the 16:25 interval?
This short article looks at intraday 2-hour price spreads across the NEM over this past summer, showing that volatility thinned out in most regions compared with recent summers, with a major SA price event on the 26th of January proving an outlier.
This latest instalment of our annual review into solar and wind farm curtailment across the NEM, looks at outcomes in 2025 and highlights increasingly divergent results by region and by asset as network constraints, pricing dynamics and seasonal weather conditions interact.
A look at how AEMO’s short-term forecasts have performed at the daily peak in Queensland over the past seven summers — and how that performance is changing as rooftop PV grows.
Anthony Cornelius from WeatherWatch explains the climate drivers behind Southeast Queensland’s unusually intense 2025 hail season — context that matters for those tracking how extreme weather is evolving and influencing the energy market.
With the Queensland state government’s new energy roadmap due out tomorrow, Greg Elkins highlights how distorted signals and state interventions expose a new NEM failure.
I alluded to the following comments in Wednesday’s article about the possible early closure of Gladstone Power Station … though we did not have time to note them at the time. We were not at the ‘Energy Nation 2025’ conference on Wednesday 24th September 2025...
Another quick article for Sunday 17th August 2025 – this one noting a new 'lowest ever*' point for 'Market Demand' in Queensland, just shaving prior record from a year ago.
For nearly a decade, we’ve published annual reviews of Q2 prices to highlight the growing volatility during this period. Here’s our latest edition, examining how Q2 2025 compared.
Earlier this morning we noted AEMO forecasting possible LOR2 for QLD on Tuesday 17th June 2025 (in the middle of the day!). Well, at 11:52 on Friday 13th June 2025 they also added a focus for Monday 16th June 2025 as well.
On Friday morning 13th June 2025 the AEMO forecasts possible LOR2 in Queensland for Tuesday 17th June 2025 ... in the middle of the day!
Yesterday (Tuesday 10th June 2025) at 14:21 the AEMO published MN127491 that noted 'The increase in USE in Queensland ... is primarily driven by network outages scheduled between 17 and 20 June 2025'.
Dan shares a short time-lapse video which demonstrates four days worth of activity in the NEM, highlighting the impact of network congestion in QLD and NSW.
In this article we take an initial look at bidding across some instances of price volatility from Monday 7th April 2025 to Friday 11th April 2025.
Elevated prices struck QLD and NSW for the fourth night in a row - with spot prices climbing above the $1,000MWh mark briefly this afternoon.
A string of SMS alarms alerts us to another burst of high prices in the two northern regions, early this evening
We’ve checked with NEMwatch in this snapshot for the 18:35 dispatch interval (NEM time) on Friday 24th January 2025 and we see that the ‘Market Demand’ reached 10,897MW (target for the 17:45 dispatch interval).
Contemplating the end of the day, and looming sunset, a quick look at NEMwatch at 16:45 NEM time to see the ‘Market Demand’ at 10,543MW and climbing.