Watt scarcity?
Guest author Allan O’Neil examines some recent episodes of price volatility (particularly 30th July to 5th August 2024) and whether they were driven by a shortage of supply, or other factors.
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A collation of articles pertaining to market activity on Tuesday 30th July 2024
With the benefit of hindsight – or who’d be an auto-bidder?
Following on from earlier articles about price volatility on Tue 30th July 2024 (particularly in South Australia), guest author Allan O’Neil takes a closer look at the operation of battery units in South Australia.
A (very!) quick look at bidding behaviour (NEM-wide) over recent days
Curiosity drove us to take this initial (and very quick) look at bidding behaviour, NEM-wide, across the past 14 days in relation to recent NEM-wide price volatility.
Callide C3 offline until expected return to service on Monday 26th August 2024
A short initial article, 5 days after Callide C3 came offline again for another forced outage … during a period that’s seen multi-region spot price volatility.
An initial pass over ENERGY bids during price volatility of 30th July 2024 (focused on South Australia)
Five key takeaways arise from an initial inspection of energy bids on the 30th July 2024, where extended periods of high energy prices eventuated.
Keep an eye on the Cumulative Price … especially in South Australia
Following recent market volatility, here’s a quick look at the current trend of Cumulative Price for each region.
Energy price volatility on 30th July 2024
Observations of price volatility on 30th July 2024.
Will Tasmania see a new all-time maximum demand early next week?
Looking forwards to some tight supply-demand balance (and potentially record-breaking demand) for mornings early next week in Tasmania.