Spot prices were on a downward trend over the weekend, with averages at Haywards at $88.67 on Friday, $71.86 on Saturday, and $43.36 on Sunday.
Energy Trendz Daily 29 October 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 30, 2020
Spot price averages exceeded $104/MWh yesterday. Wind generation averaged a paltry 6 MW.
Hydro Watch 29 October 2020, Issue 1,228
By Ruth McKinlay, October 29, 2020
Total storage increased 171.9 GWh over the last week. South Island controlled storage increased 10% to 1,335 GWh; South Island uncontrolled storage increased 3.8% to 634 GWh; with Taupo storage increasing 8.6% to 346 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 28 October 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 29, 2020
Spot prices yesterday ranged from $16.31 to $140.15 at Benmore, and from $17.95 to $165.97 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 27 October 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 28, 2020
Prices averaged $89.55 at Benmore, $93.81 at Haywards and $103.78 at Otahuhu yesterday. Wind generation averaged 214 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 23 - 26 October 2020
By Ruth McKinlay, October 27, 2020
Prices averaged $85.76 at Benmore, $87.98 at Haywards and $96.72 at Otahuhu yesterday. Wind generation averaged 293 MW.
Energy Trendz Weekly 26 October 2020, Issue 1,224
By Ruth McKinlay, October 27, 2020
Average prices decreased by 9% at Benmore and Islington, decreased by 8% at Haywards and decreased by 7% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage decreased to 2,144 GWh. NI storage increased by 10% to 319 GWh while SI storage decreased by 5% to 1,825 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 22 October 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 23, 2020
Prices averaged $113.54 at Benmore, $119.07 at Haywards and $132.08 at Otahuhu yesterday. Wind generation averaged 153 MW.
Hydro Watch 22 October 2020, Issue 1,227
By Ruth McKinlay, October 22, 2020
Total storage decreased 69.3 GWh over the last week. South Island controlled storage increased 2.1% to 1,214 GWh; South Island uncontrolled storage decreased 16.8% to 611 GWh; with Taupo storage increasing 10% to 319 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 21 October 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 22, 2020
Prices averaged $119.26 at Benmore, $131.07 at Haywards and $147.97 at Otahuhu yesterday. Wind generation averaged 123 MW.
Energy Trendz Monthly - October 2020, Issue 139
By Ruth McKinlay, October 21, 2020
The index decreased this month on a volume of 14 contracts traded 9 CFD, 5 FPVV.The spread of prices making up the index was 4.0 c/kWh this month. Prices for the contracts varied from 5.5 c/kWh to 9.5 c/kWh when referenced to Haywards.The gap between the ELL Index and the ASX index has decreased over the month as the ELL Index mostly unchanged.
Energy Trendz Daily 20 October 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 21, 2020
Prices averaged $124.21 at Benmore, $131.07 at Haywards and $147.97 at Otahuhu yesterday. Wind generation averaged 201 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 19 October 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 20, 2020
Spot prices yesterday ranged from $28.53 to $330.52 at Benmore and from $30.84 to $384.42 at Otahuhu. Wind generation averaged 311 MW.
Energy Trendz Weekly 18 October 2020, Issue 1,223
By Ruth McKinlay, October 19, 2020
Average prices decreased by 5% at Benmore and Haywards, and decreased by 4% at Islington and Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage increased to 2,214 GWh. NI storage increased by 7% to 290 GWh while SI storage increased by 4% to 1,924 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 16 - 18 October 2020
By Ruth McKinlay, October 19, 2020
Prices averaged $118.86 at Benmore, $123.80 at Haywards and $133.14 at Otahuhu yesterday. Wind generation averaged 118 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 15 October 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 16, 2020
Prices averaged $156.94 at Benmore, $159.29 at Haywards and $173.84 at Otahuhu yesterday. Wind generation averaged 333 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 14 October 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 15, 2020
Prices averaged $82.19 at Benmore, $83.43 at Haywards and $90.33 at Otahuhu yesterday. Wind generation averaged 257 MW.
Hydro Watch 15 October 2020, Issue 1,226
By Ruth McKinlay, October 15, 2020
Total storage increased 94 GWh over the last week. South Island controlled storage increased 14.2% to 1189 GWh; South Island uncontrolled storage decreased 9% to 734 GWh; with Taupo storage increasing 6.9% to 290 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 13 October 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 14, 2020
Spot prices yesterday ranged from $14 to $167 at Benmore and from $14 to $190.96 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 12 October 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 13, 2020
Prices averaged $109.98 at Benmore, $112.88 at Haywards and $122.31at Otahuhu yesterday. Wind generation averaged 213 MW.
Energy Trendz Weekly 11 October 2020, Issue 1,222
By Ruth McKinlay, October 12, 2020
Average prices increased by 2% at Benmore and Islington, 1% at Haywards, with negligible change at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage increased to 2,120 GWh. NI storage increased by 7% to 271 GWh while SI storage increased by 6% to 1,848 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 9 - 11 October 2020
By Ruth McKinlay, October 12, 2020
The daily average price at Haywards was $138.24 on Friday, $176.93 on Saturday, and $122.59 on Sunday.
Energy Trendz Daily 8 October 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 9, 2020
Prices averaged $137.62 at Benmore, $140.02 at Haywards and $148.28 at Otahuhu yesterday. Wind generation averaged 230 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 7 October 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 8, 2020
The daily average price at Haywards was $114.14. Wind generation averaged 202 MW.
Hydro Watch 8 October 2020, Issue 1,225
By Ruth McKinlay, October 8, 2020
Total storage increased 125.2 GWh over the last week. South Island controlled storage increased 5.8 % to 1,041 GWh; South Island uncontrolled storage increased 6.8 % to 807 GWh; with Taupo storage increasing 6.6 % to 271 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 6 October 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 7, 2020
Prices averaged $102.07 at Benmore, $105.13 at Haywards and $115.58 at Otahuhu yesterday. Wind generation continued to be strong, averaging 309 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 5 October 2020 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, October 6, 2020
The daily average price at Haywards was $100.87. Wind generation averaged 327 MW.
Energy Trendz Weekly 4 October 2020, Issue 1,221
By Michael Cawte, October 5, 2020
Average prices increased by 27% at Benmore, 26% at Islington, 28% at Haywards, and by 25% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage increased to 1,994 GWh. NI storage increased by 67% to 255 GWh while SI storage increased by 15% to 1,740 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 2 - 4 October 2020
By Michael Cawte, October 5, 2020
The average price at Haywards on Sunday was $86.26. Wind generation was strong over the weekend averaging 375 MW on Saturday and 369 MW on Sunday.
Energy Trendz Daily 1 October 2020 (Interim)
By Greg Sise, October 2, 2020
With the TCC out of the market for now, and a calm day across the country, spot prices spiked to over $400 in during the morning peak, which saw the Whirinaki diesel-fired peaker turn on in trading period 14 (starts 6:30 am).
Hydro Watch 1 October 2020, Issue 1,224
By Ruth McKinlay, October 1, 2020
Total storage increased 330.2 GWh over the last week. South Island controlled storage increased 15.4 % to 984 GWh; South Island uncontrolled storage increased 14.6 % to 756 GWh; with Taupo storage increasing 67.3 % to 255 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 30 September 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, October 1, 2020
Daily average prices yesterday were $150.56, $158.79 and $171.36 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation averaged 86 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 29 September 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, September 30, 2020
Spot price averages exceeded $120/MWh yesterday. Wind generation averaged 279 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 28 September 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, September 29, 2020
Spot price averages averaged $90.78/MWh at Haywards yesterday. Wind generation averaged 334 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 25 - 27 September 2020
By Ruth McKinlay, September 28, 2020
Daily average prices yesterday were $54.07, $55.77 and $61.18 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation averaged 353 MW.
Energy Trendz Weekly 27 September 2020, Issue 1,220
By Ruth McKinlay, September 28, 2020
Average prices decreased by 11% at Benmore, Islington, and Haywards and decreased by 9% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage increased to 1,664 GWh. NI storage increased by 9% to 152 GWh while SI storage increased by 18% to 1,512 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 24 September 2020 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, September 25, 2020
Spot price averages averaged $136.21/MWh at Haywards yesterday. Wind generation averaged 306 MW.
Hydro Watch 24 September 2020, Issue 1,223
By Ruth McKinlay, September 24, 2020
Total storage increased 243.2 GWh over the last week. South Island controlled storage increased 16.2 % to 852 GWh; South Island uncontrolled storage increased 20.3 % to 660 GWh; with Taupo storage increasing 9.4 % to 152 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 23 September 2020 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, September 24, 2020
Spot price averages exceeded $97/MWh yesterday. Wind generation averaged 350 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 22 September 2020 (Provisional)
By Ruth McKinlay, September 23, 2020
Daily average prices yesterday were $107.55, $110.49 and $122.28 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation averaged 373 MW.