AEMO to commence RERT (i.e. Reserve Trader) negotiations in QLD for Tuesday 1st February 2022
... and as a result of the forecast LOR3 tomorrow in QLD (Tue 1st Feb 2022), AEMO is commencing Reserve Trader negotiations.
tight supply-demand
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
Evening LOR2 in the QLD region – and early ‘summer’ evening
A quick note about an actual LOR2 condition in the QLD region - Thursday 28th October 2021
Power system stress – with record demand and insufficient supply in New Zealand on Monday 9th August 2021
Following a tight supply-demand balance in New Zealand on a winter Monday evening 9th August 2021, leading to unserved energy, here's a quick review of what information I could find.
Morning volatility in QLD and NSW on Thursday 22nd July 2021
A quick record of some morning volatility in QLD and NSW ... both due to tight supply/demand balance with interconnectors constrained.
Gas issues and low wind contribute to low NEM-wide IRPM (and volatility) on Monday 21st June 2021
A short article marking (yet) another volatile evening in the NEM in this 'elephant' of a Q2 2021... now with some added challenges for gas-fired generation.
Demand, and prices, up in NSW and QLD on Wednesday 9th June 2021 … and low IRPM
A short note about the first of the volatility on Wednesday 9th June 2021.
Tight supply/demand forecast for NSW on Thursday 10th June 2021
A quick note on Tuesday evening, looking ahead to Thursday (10th June) with AEMO forecasting LOR2 in NSW with the cold snap, and enquiring about Generator Recall.
Prices Spike on Sunday 30th May with low NEM-wide IRPM (without 4 Callide units, and low Wind Production)
On Friday evening (28th May) and again this evening (Sun 30th May) my phone buzzed plenty of times - due to price volatility, and also alerting on low IRPM (enabled with Callide units offline,...