Seasonal Record of Events in the Market Archives

With the closure of Hazelwood looming, hedge contract prices climb skywards

Tue 14^th March 2017 11:23 AM | Paul McArdle

Ominous signs for spot price outcomes through Q2 2016 in Victoria, as hedge contract prices climb prior to the imminent closure of Hazelwood.

Was South Australia lucky the lights stayed on last Friday?

Mon 6^th March 2017 2:39 PM | Allan O'Neil

Last Friday’s events took South Australia much closer to the brink of another Black System event than many seem to have realised

[UPDATED] AEMO Market Notice on “High Impact Outage” for tomorrow – and possible effect in South Australia

Mon 6^th March 2017 1:54 PM | Paul McArdle

AEMO issues a Market Notice for a "High Impact Outage" - a term not used since 2012.

Collective skittishness about South Australia?

Wed 1^st March 2017 10:04 AM | Paul McArdle

With high temperatures forecast for SA (hence higher demand) coinciding with low wind, social media references to "blackout" increase. Is this helpful?

EnerNOC seems to have grossly under-represented the amount of Demand Response active in the NEM

Thu 23^rd February 2017 10:52 AM | Paul McArdle

The level of Demand Response currently active in Australia's National Electricity Market is higher than some are estimating.

Small solar owners saved the NSW electricity market $888 million during heatwave

Wed 22^nd February 2017 3:58 PM | Marija Petkovic

New South Wales recently experienced a severe heatwave, which saw parts of the state exceed 45°C. During this three day period, small solar PV (i.e. PV systems that are not registered as generators in...

How tight demand/supply situations can make solar forecasting important

Tue 21^st February 2017 12:21 PM | Nick Engerer

NSW demand rose to a near-record high on Friday the 10th of February, and QLD soared to a new record demand on that Sunday, amidst an intense heatwave. While this heat-stressed our electricity markets...

Five fixes for the NEM

Mon 20^th February 2017 3:07 PM | Greg Houston

Load shedding in South Australia on Wednesday 8 February and successive ‘close shaves’ in NSW and Queensland as the heatwave spread north have exposed serious weaknesses in the national electricity market (NEM).

Interesting take, by battery maker Sonnen, on the “free energy” business model

Mon 20^th February 2017 8:40 AM | Paul McArdle

Some brief thoughts on one innovative business model being introduced to the NEM incorporating batteries, demand response, and free energy

Key Events Timeline – NSW Friday 10 Feb 2017

Thu 16^th February 2017 11:46 AM | Allan O'Neil

A summary timeline of how last Friday’s “white knuckle ride” in NSW evolved, highlighting key events on the day.

Examining why Pelican Point didn’t bid full capacity into the NEM on Wednesday 8 February

Mon 13^th February 2017 7:59 PM | Allan O'Neil

Some thoughts by our guest author, about possible reasons why Engie did not bid full output of Pelican Point power station into AEMO on Wednesday 8th February (i.e. the time at which load shedding...