Case Study of 03:10 on Saturday 28th September 2013 (aggregate Raw Off-Target +331MW for Semi-Scheduled units)
Third case study today – and last one looking back at 2013. This one is a bit more complex than the first two.
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Price volatility returns to the Queensland region
A quick look at some more volatility experienced in the Queensland region on Wednesday 23rd October
Two evening price spikes send jitters …
The dispatch price in Queensland spiked to $1,500/MWh at 18:25 and again at 22:40 yesterday evening – triggering jitters in some who fear a return to the volatility of summer 2013.
Is Mortlake bucking the trend?
A quick look at the long-run trend in output at Origin Energy’s large Mortlake plant in western Victoria.
CORRECTION – Tamar Valley is not mothballed, just bid unavailable
A correction about Tamar Valley’s drop in production – and some further thoughts.
Another station down – to what extent due to local factors?
Despite consistently averaging monthly output of up to 200MW for a number of years, the Tamar Valley power station has been mothballed following an ownership change
Sydney swelters on Thursday, but demand remains in the doldrums
Despite some high temperatures around Sydney today, electricity demand remained subdued.
Has declining demand claimed its next victim?
Some recent changes in the MT PASA forward view of available generation capacities in NSW seem to imply that the declining demand might have taken another victim.