With soaring temperatures being expected right across the country today, our CEO Paul McArdle took to WattClarity and Twitter yesterday following the AEMO issuing a LOR2 warning for Victoria. Paul noted that Loy Yang A’s Unit 2 was still out…
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Negative prices leave many bemused, as Global-Roam helps to explain
Over on WattClarity, Paul first noted a growing trend of Queensland region prices dropping below $0/MWh at the end of August, as that trend continued into September more discussion on the topic was published on the site with Allan O’Neil…
Overwatch Energy Pty Ltd was born, on 6th June 2019
At Global-Roam Pty Ltd, we appreciated the opportunity to play a role (along with others) in the formation of Overwatch Energy Pty Ltd in mid 2019.
Generator Report Card released as various national media cover it’s key insights
After a monster collaborative effort from the team at Global-Roam and Greenview Strategic Consulting, our Generator Report Card was released on May 31st, 2019. A full announcement and purchase instructions are available on WattClarity. The report includes 180 pages of…
Seeking to understand the multi-region islanding event on Saturday 25th August
On Saturday 25th August 2018, the NEM experienced what has been called by others a “near miss” event, with both Queensland and South Australia being islanded from the rest of the NEM as a result of the tripping of QNI…
A tight supply/demand balance in NSW over the week (4th June to 8th June 2018) triggers various activity
Over the prior week (Monday 4th June to Friday 8th June 2018), the NSW region – and, to a lesser extent, the broader NEM – experienced a tight supply/demand balance. In response to what was happening during the week, we…
“The Australian” used NEM-watch Live Generation widget to illustrate fuel mix
In his article “Rush to renewables as coal cools” in the Australian on Thursday 7th September, Andrew White used a reproduction of the RenewEconomy-sponsored NEM-Watch Fuel Type Widget to help his readers understand the fuel mix that was occurring for…
The Advertiser uses the NEM-watch Widget in explanation
Monday 31st July 2017 was a day (one of an increasing number in recent years) when dispatch prices for energy in South Australia dropped below $0/MWh – and, in this case, down to the Market Floor of -$1,000/MWh for the…
References to WattClarity “astonishing Q2 prices” article referenced in various locations
On Thursday 6th July 2017, I posted this analysis on WattClarity ® about some “off the chart” movements in average prices, and pricing patterns, across all 5 regions of the NEM – but most pronounced in VIC, TAS and SA.…
References to Wattclarity “wind drought” article in newspaper reports
On Friday 30th June 2017, I posted this analysis on WattClarity ® about the low levels of aggregate wind production seen across the NEM through June 2017. Matt Chambers, resources reporter at The Australian picked up this article and added…