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Providing insights into massive demand’s impact on prices

March 18, 2008
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Nigel Wilson from The Australian sought insights to explain ‘overheating’ electricity prices during the later part of summer in 2008. Nigel begins his article by stating: “RECORD electricity demand in sweltering Victoria and South Australia yesterday pushed short-term prices close to the capped maximums, making a rise in wholesale and contract prices likely.” And compiled…

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Posted in Media Reference Tagged Clear understanding, Energy Market Data, Extending understanding, Making complexity understandable, Peak Demand

Explaining how a power upgrade delay may cost energy users billions

March 13, 2008
| Media Reference

Our CEO, Paul McArdle has provided insights to Duncan Hughes from the Australian Financial Review in regards to how a power upgrade delay may cost energy users. The article begins: “DEFERRING until 2015 a $120 million upgrade of an electricity interconnector between Queensland and NSW will cost energy users about $5 billion in higher charges,…

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Posted in Media Reference Tagged Demand Response, Energy Users, Extending understanding, NEM-Watch, Peak Demand, Price Volatility

Providing insights to explain why Queensland energy prices soared close to record levels

February 25, 2008
| Media Reference

After energy prices in Queensland soared close to near record level, even though there was enough spare generating capacity to meet the demand spike, there was much confusion and outrage among major energy users. Seeking insights to help explain the situation, our CEO, Paul McArdle was quoted by journalist Duncan Hughes from the Australian Financial…

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Posted in Media Reference Tagged Clear understanding, Demand Response, Energy Users, Extending understanding

Helping explain why Queensland power prices surged

December 8, 2007
| Media Reference

In December 2007, wholesale electricity prices hit the maximum of $10,000 per megawatt hour for supplies into the national electricity grid from Queensland. Journalist, Nigel Wilson from The Australian sought insights from Global-Roam to explain the situation to his audience: According to electricity industry monitor Global-Roam, the high Victorian demand resulted in the instantaneous reserve…

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Posted in Media Reference Tagged Extending understanding, Price Volatility

Helping explain why electricity prices hit maximum level allowed

November 19, 2007
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Nigel Wilson reporting for The Australian newspaper in November 2007 sought insights from Global-Roam on why electricity prices had recently hit the maximum of $10,000 a megawatt hour, prompting an urgent investigation from energy industry authorities: “The National Electricity Market Management CO (Nemmco) yesterday confirmed the price spike – almost unprecedented for a weekend –…

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Posted in Media Reference Tagged Extending understanding

Providing clarification as an ‘industry expert’ on upcoming winter demand

July 23, 2007
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Duncan Hughes writing for the Australian Financial Review in July 2007 has identified Global-Roam as an ‘industry expert’ in seeking insights on the outcomes after state regulators reduced peak electricity forecasts by more than 5 per cent, despite recent winter’s repeatedly breaking records. Mr Hughes wrote: But industry experts warned that overall demand for energy…

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Posted in Media Reference Tagged Extending understanding

NEM-Watch used to explain peaking spot prices to a wider audience

June 21, 2007
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Duncan Hughes from The Australian Financial Review has sought clarification using NEM-Watch to explain why the national electricity market was a “whisker short of a blackout” on a Tuesday night in June 2007. Using a snapshot of NEM-Watch, Mr Hughes was able to illustrate how spot prices peaked: According to NEM-Watch, a specialist software provider,…

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Posted in Media Reference Tagged Clarity, Extending understanding, Making complexity understandable, NEM-Watch, Trusted

Providing insights to help explain why smart electricity meters are being encouraged

February 7, 2006
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In his article in February 2006, Nigel Wilson from The Australian has quoted our CEO, Paul McArdle in his article “Smart new meters to cut power” in February 2006. Mr Wilson sought insights from Paul in relation to news that Australian household would be encouraged to use smart electricity meters to cut electricity bills and…

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Posted in Media Reference Tagged Demand Response, Energy Users, Extending understanding, Making complexity understandable

Journalist refers to Global-Roam to provide an explanation for supply shortage

February 3, 2006
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Rod Myer from The Age has sought insights from Global-Roam to help explain the fragility of Australia’s power supplies after electricity prices in New South Wales and Queensland spiked to nearly the limit – $10,000 per megawatt hour. In his article, he refers to Global-Roam to explain the reason for the supply shortage: Generation cuts…

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Posted in Media Reference Tagged Extending understanding, Journalist, Making complexity understandable, Peak Demand

Helping facilitate demand response by commenting on emerging opportunities

January 9, 2006
| Media Reference

In the height of summer 2005-06 a journalist at The Age, Rod Myer, wrote this article “Power to cut out the middleman” to highlight a different approach a number of large industrial energy users were adopting to lower their average cost of energy consumed, whilst at the same time providing a valuable service to the…

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Posted in Media Reference Tagged Demand Response, deSide, Extending understanding, Large Energy User, Lower Energy Costs, Making better desisions, NEM-Watch
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