WEEKLY NEM REVIEW BULLETIN

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ISSUE #587 - 15 MARCH 2010

Bulletin No. 587 summarises the outcomes for period midnight Sunday 07th March to Saturday 13th March 2010.

Average maximum temperatures decreased in Adelaide, Hobart and Melbourne, and increased in Brisbane and Sydney.

Average prices during week 587 decreased in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, and increased in Queensland. The highest average price occurred in Queensland at $1687.64, and the lowest was in Queensland at $-58.22. The majority of prices fell in the $21 to $30 per MWh range.

Demand averages decreased in all the regions of the NEM. The regional demand high for the week was 11,054.9 MW in New South Wales, and the low was 939.5 MW in South Australia.

Spot Market Price by Region

Spot Market Price
by Region AUD $/MWh
Weekly
Time Weighted Average
% Weekly Change
High
Low
NSW

201.97

5.85

21.79

-2.67

QLD

1687.64

-58.22

30.05

41.27

SA

29.67

4.97

19.93

-5.15

VIC

29.95

5.02

20.17

-10.39

TAS

32.42

6.06

23.52

-12.15

NOTE: All prices reported are exclusive of GST.

 

System Demand by Region

System Demand by
Region (MW)
Weekly
Average
% Weekly Change
High
Low
NSW

11054.9

6171.8

8544.0

-0.9

QLD

7874.5

4641.8

6330.3

-0.5

SA

1729.8

939.5

1333.7

-6.5

VIC

6590.8

4153.4

5444.4

-4.5

TAS

1311.4

830.0

1058.5

-2.1

NOTE: Dispatchable load is not included in demand calculations.

 

Spot Price Occurrence

 

Temperature by Capital City

Temperature °C
Adelaide
Brisbane
Hobart
Melbourne
Sydney
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
Max

7th March 10

15.3

23.0

21.6

26.0

17.7

25.3

17.2

26.9

22.9

27.6

8th March 10

16.9

20.5

21.0

26.3

18.0

25.3

16.5

22.5

22.9

30.6

9th March 10

14.4

21.1

19.6

31.7

13.6

20.8

15.2

19.9

20.3

30.0

10th March 10

14.0

18.9

21.9

30.9

11.4

17.4

13.8

19.3

19.2

20.6

11th March 10

12.1

22.6

20.1

28.9

12.0

18.0

13.9

21.3

18.3

21.5

12th March 10

14.5

28.3

19.0

27.4

10.8

18.6

11.3

26.1

19.6

23.7

13th March 10

20.6

30.8

18.0

27.1

11.9

21.0

14.0

27.1

18.1

23.2

Weekly Average

15.4

23.6

20.2

28.3

13.6

20.9

14.6

23.3

20.2

25.3

 

Interconnector Flows

Week in Review Issue #587
15 Mar 2010 | filename: 0811-0037.pdf
Week in Review Issue #587 CSV Data
15 Mar 2010 | filename: weeklybulletin_20100313.zip