Price volatility in South Australia on Thursday 30th December (2nd day in a row) – and High Temperature alerts broadened
A short article following a price spike in SA on Thursday afternoon, 30th December 2021
Seasonal Record of Events in the Market
Collections of events that we see happening in the NEM, categorised in terms of the seasons in which they occur.
Price spikes in South Australia above $9,000/MWh – due to unforecast cloud cover?!
Out-of-the-blue, the price spikes up near $10,000/MWh in South Australia on an otherwise 'boring' day ... a sign of what we should expect increasingly in future?
‘Market Demand’ in Victoria moves a shade lower on Tuesday 28th December 2021 … but not quite, for Operational Demand
A quick look at Tuesday 28th December 2021 - when 'Market Demand' (but not 'Operational Demand') fell a shade lower than the prior low point record.
How many Negawatts have been dispatched through the WDRM since its introduction?
A very brief look into how many units have been registered for the WDRM, and how many MW have been dispatched since the rule change was implemented roughly two months ago.
Spot price volatility in QLD (and NSW) on Tuesday 21st December 2021
A quick look at this evening's volatility.
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
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
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.
November a volatile month for Australian solar power
Ben Domensino of Weatherzone discusses an extreme month of wet weather across Australia during November, and its impact on solar generation.
Full steam ahead, for completion of GenInsights21 (release delayed a short while)
Here's the 6th Dec 2021 status update on your GenInsights21 release - we've completed (most of) the work for you, just need to wrap it all together by answering questions like 'so what's this...
Two recent improvements (in late November 2021) by AEMO in the dispatch process
A short article (in the midst of GenInsights21 completion) more broadly sharing 2 good news stories from AEMO in the context of the NEMDE dispatch process.
AEMO says ‘Sufficient electricity supply forecast for summer’
Referencing back to the AEMO's Summer Readiness Plan (for summer 2021-22) published on Friday 3rd December 2021.
AEMC publish final determination on rule change regarding the integration of storage systems into the NEM
Earlier today, the AEMC released a final determination on a market rule change regarding the registration and participation of storage systems in the NEM.
Scheduled demand in SA goes negative, again
Scheduled demand in SA drops below zero for the second time in less than a week.
Scheduled Demand drops *below 0MW* in South Australia on Sunday 21st November 2021
South Australia hits a very low point for 'Market Demand' on Sunday 21st November 2021 ... all the way down to *actually be below zero!*
Yallourn coal bunker fire on Thursday 11th November 2021
A short article about the fire in the Yallourn power station coal bunker.
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.
Price volatility in QLD and NSW on Thursday 11th November 2021 (Part 1)
Some price volatility in NSW and (especially) QLD region on Thursday 11th November 2021.
Updated tabulated record of minimum demand points – for each region, and NEM-wide – following 31st Oct 2021
Updating the minimum demand records, following new low points seen for VIC and SA (but not NSW, as I had thought earlier) for Minimum Demand.