Liquidity of futures trading in Australia’s National Electricity Market
A look at the trend towards deeper liquidity of trading of electricity derivatives in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM).
Long-Term Market trends and forecasts
Trends in power station output by fuel type
Some observations about the longer-term trend of electricity production, across the NEM, aggregated across all states by fuel type. This reveals some of the trends that have been developing in recent years prior to the introduction of the carbon tax.
Hydro generation increases with La Nina
An article recently in one of the main papers about increased flows down the Snowy River prompted the question, internally, about how much the La Nina pattern of the past 24 months had impacted on production volumes from the hydro facilities around the NEM.
A 30-year historical window presents a different picture of demand
Including more than a decade of data for Queensland’s peak electricity demand (pre-NEM) reveals a more nuanced picture.
Has the demand pattern been different on a regional basis?
Extending our analysis of the pattern of demand growth (NEM-Wide) to see if the pattern has been the same at a regional level.
Some possible reasons why demand is declining
A list of 10 factors that are impacting on electricity consumption across the National Electricity Market.
How is demand changing in the NEM?
Further analysis of the way that electricity demand patterns (NEM-wide) are changing in Australia’s National Electricity Market
Another look at Declining Energy Consumption in the NEM
Prompted by Ben Skinner’s question, we’ve had a bit more of a look at demand patterns in the NEM (NEM-wide).
A decline in energy volumes generated in the NEM
Some observations about where average demand in the NEM has trended over the 12 years of NEM history, following the work done in compiling the 2011 Issue of the “Power Trading Schematic” Market Map.
Initial Thoughts about the AEMO’s Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) for 2009
Some initial, scattered, thoughts (late on the day of its launch) about the AEMO’s first production of the Electricity Statement of Opportunities for 2009
NSW winter peak demand forecasts
Our Managing Director spoke at the “Australian Energy & Utility Summit 08” in
Sydney on Tuesday 22nd July 2008, touching on a number of issues including the nature of peak demand forecasts (for winter in the NSW region) over the coming 10 years