A quick look at the (tight) QLD+NSW supply stack, on Tuesday evening 3rd May 2022
A first after-the-fact review of the price volatility seen in QLD and NSW on Tuesday evening, 2nd May 2022. What were some of the causal factors?
Queensland
Volatility continues in QLD and NSW for Wednesday evening, 4th May 2022
Evening volatility re-occurs - in QLD and NSW on Wednesday 4th May 2022
Price volatility in QLD and NSW on Tuesday 3rd May 2022
A short note about this evening's price volatility in QLD and NSW with tight supply-demand balance caused by import limitations (amongst other things).
The slow arrival of the Wandoan Battery
A trend of daily stats for Wandoan South BESS since July 2021, and a question about why it (seems to be) so slow to get up and running. Can anyone help?
Ten hours of prices above $100/MWh overnight, across *all* regions
I'm greeted this morning with a view of how prices have remained stubbornly elevated all the way through 10 hours overnight... in all regions!
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.
Queensland is back for round 2 – Wednesday 9th March 2022
Following Tuesday evening's fireworks, we take a first look at whether Wednesday evening might be a rerun.
Queensland scrapes through on Tuesday 8th March 2022 … with only 210MW spare capacity at the lowest point!
A quick look at the supply-demand balance for the QLD on Tuesday evening 8th March 2022 ... where it became very, very tight for a period of time (hence very low IRPM).
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
Rooftop PV output during QLD’s heatwave week 2022 – Part B
In this article we look more closely at 1st and 2nd February 2022 - and particularly at where and when the changes in rooftop PV occurred, narrowing our assessment to south-east Queensland regions. It...
Southeast Queensland flooding, 2022 – electricity demand observations
Widespread and heavy rainfall occurred across southeast Queensland during the week ending Sunday 27th February, 2022. The deluge produced some of the highest rainfall totals on record and extensive flooding. Did electricity demand drop...
Rooftop PV output during QLD’s heatwave week – Part A – Regional overview
This article - Part A of a 2 part series - reviews how rooftop PV output varied and considers its influence on Queensland demand on the 1st and 2nd of February, 2022.
Summary view of supply-side contributions in QLD during ‘heatwave week’ – particularly Tue 1st Feb 2022 and Wed 2nd Feb 2022
An initial review of some (wholesale) supply-side factors contributing to the extreme price volatility (and Reserve Trader etc) that occurred in the first week of February 2022 in the QLD region of the NEM.
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.
Forecast ‘Market Demand’ in Queensland on Wednesday 2nd February now up at 9,929MW at 17:30
AEMO now asking for 'Generator Recall Information' for generators in NSW with LOR2 conditions forecast on Tuesday ... and forecast demand levels in QLD for Wednesday 2nd February up near the all-time maximum.
Forecast tight supply/demand balance in Queensland on Monday 31st January, Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd February 2022
A couple SMS alerts to AEMO Market Notices speaking about 'LOR3' Low Reserve Condition warnings (i.e. controlled 'load shedding') spiked my interest, so I took a look on Thursday afternoon about what's forecast for...
Spot price and demand up in QLD on a hot and humid Monday 20th December 2021
A first quick look at an elevated price event in the QLD region on Monday 20th December 2021
Tight supply-demand balance in QLD on Thursday 9th December 2021
Some price volatility in QLD on Thursday evening, 9th December 2021 presenting a small distraction on our GenInsights21 completion process.
Widespread rain event one factor in pricing volatility in QLD on Thursday 11th November 2021 (Part 2)
Second short article, looking into what has been happening through Queensland on Thursday 11th November 2021.