Spot prices back to gory days of 10 years ago on the last hurrah of carbon
Prices plunge on the day the Carbon Tax is repealed
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.
Reduced exports contributed to reduced prices
Reduced export capability over QNI south contributed to the low prices seen last week.
… and what of Generators in Queensland, in particular
A further look at bidding behaviour (this time in Queensland) and the extent to which this is contributing to low prices
Have generators backed carbon out of their bids post 30 June – but prior to the repeal passing?
Have generators already removed the carbon tax from their bids, in July 2014 – and is this the reason why we observed prices plunging on 1st July?
Prices plunge in QLD – because of solar?
Demand plunges in Queensland during the day – dragging prices down with it.
First day without the Carbon Tax here, … maybe?
An interesting half-hour this morning in the NEM
Windy week blows in change in Canberra
With the repeal of the carbon tax looking more likely, and July 1st only just around the corner, someone asked today if we could calculate what the spot price might be without carbon.
Strong winds cool wholesale market pricing
Several windy days raises wind farm outputs to the maximum which (along with other factors) suppress the spot market price
A blue day in Queensland
Hopefully not an omen of what is to come tomorrow night…
Here’s one I can’t recall seeing before
My curiosity was piqued today when I saw the AEMO had lobbed in a Market Notice titled “Zero Regulation Dispatched”.
The role of wind today, in South Australia, with the LOR2 Market Notice issued
AEMO issues an LOR2 notice today for South Australia, noting of the possibility of load shedding in South Australia if a credible contingency occurs.
Spot price drops below zero in SA on a windy day with low demand
A drop in demand exacerbates low holiday demand and high wind to drop the price below zero in SA
Recapping where NEM-wide demand travelled over summer 2013-14
Recapping where demand trended over summer 2013-14 and (importantly for our competition entrants) what the peak demand was seen to be, NEM-wide
No, these were not spurious price spikes in Queensland today
Some quick observations about the patterns of volatility seen this week in Queensland
Summer’s not done yet – prices spike in humid Queensland
Hot and sticky weather in QLD drives demand higher and provides an opportunity for spot price volatility
South Australian electricity weathers blistering heat
Walking through today in South Australia, following yesterday’s warnings.
Brown coal production drops because of bushfires
Brown coal production drops as one outcome of the current bushfires around the Latrobe Valley
The evolving spark spread triggers change in Queensland
Quick preliminary thoughts on the reported mothballing of capacity at Swanbank E and the return of two units at Tarong.
Tropical Cyclone Dylan seems to have reduced demand in the “Northern” zone by about 50MW
A quick look at how much electricity demand has been reduced in the north, coincident with Tropical Cyclone Dylan
A hot, but windy, day in the south presents less challenge to the supply/demand balance
A quick look at how Victoria and South Australia fared on Tuesday 28th, given the predictions of a return to hot weather at a time when schools and businesses are back to work.