Demand, and Price, climbing in ‘NEM south’ … particularly Victoria
A quick mid-afternoon article with a snapshot from NEMwatch at 14:55 (NEM time) to highlight the current status.
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North Queensland braces for more heavy rainfall, as 9,000+ customers experiencing power outages overnight due to flooding
A summary of the current extreme weather being experienced in North Queensland, and related impacts we've seen on electricity demand, generation and the transmission network in the area.
Last Friday’s large and (mysterious) apparent drop in NSW ‘Market Demand’ appears some data glitch?
Taking a second look at the (apparent) large drop in NSW 'Market Demand' on Friday afternoon 31st January 2025. Was it a data glitch instead?
AEMO’s demand forecasts show chance of a bigger demand day declining – for Monday 3rd February 2025
An update (at 09:00 NEM time) on AEMO's more recent forecasts for peak demand levels for this evening Monday 3rd February 2025.
About the Industrial Action at Gladstone Power Station (potentially) taking all units offline … and LOR forecast for QLD, VIC and SA
Yesterday we posted ‘All 6 coal units at Gladstone coincidentally out on unplanned outage this coming week?’. Two readers noted in comments about Industrial Action for the station this week, so we take a...
All 6 coal units at Gladstone coincidentally out on unplanned outage this coming week?
Worth also adding in a short note with this snapshot from ‘Generator Outages’ widget in ez2view at the 18:00 on Sunday 2nd February 2025 with all 6 units at Gladstone slated to be offline...
‘Market Demand’ in Victoria reaches 9,433MW (thus far) on Sunday 2nd February 2025
Worth a short note with this NEMwatch snapshot highlighting that the Victorian ‘Market Demand’ has reached 9,433MW this afternoon at the 17:35 dispatch interval already on Sunday 2nd February 2025
Monday 3rd February could be a big day, in terms of ‘Market Demand’ across the NEM (and in Victoria)
Here's an updated view of AEMO's forecasts for 'Market Demand' across the NEM (and Victoria) for Mon 3rd Feb and Tue 4th Feb 2025 - from the ‘Forecast Convergence’ widget in ez2view at the...
A trend of daily peak Victoria ‘Market Demand’– from 1st January 2008 to 1st February 2025
With respect to forecasts for peak Victorian ‘Market Demand’ in summer 2024-25 (and particularly with expectations of Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th February) we fielded a few questions about how extreme that might be....
Late afternoon volatility in South Australia on Saturday 1st February 2025
A quick note, recording some late afternoon volatility in South Australia.
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Not all renewable projects are created equal: Why approval times vary dramatically across Australia
Alice Matthews examines how approval times for renewables vary widely by state and technology — with NSW wind projects facing the longest delays.
Triple C conditions (cold, calm and cloudy) across the NEM last Thursday evening 26th June 2025
Carl Daley examines the underlying conditions and outcomes that occurred last Thursday evening, the 26th of June.
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