Prices yesterday averaged $84 at Benmore, $90 at Haywards, and $106 at Otahuhu. Wind generation averaged 451MW.
Price Formation with 100% Renewable Electricity
By Greg Sise, September 17, 2021
This week Greg Sise provides a summary of his presentation on the problem of price formation with 100% renewable electricity, which he presented at the the Electricity Authority’s Market Development Advisory Group (MDAG) recently.
Energy Trendz Daily 15 September 2021 (Interim)
By Tom Murphy, September 16, 2021
Prices yesterday averaged $143 at Benmore, $154 at Haywards, and $175 at Otahuhu. Wind generation averaged 193MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 14 September 2021 (Interim)
By Tom Murphy, September 15, 2021
Prices yesterday averaged $97 at Benmore, $103 at Haywards, and $119 at Otahuhu. Wind generation averaged 301 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 13 September 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, September 14, 2021
Prices yesterday averaged $69 at Benmore, $74 at Haywards, and $86 at Otahuhu. Wind generation averaged 448 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 10 - 12 September 2021
By Ruth McKinlay, September 13, 2021
Prices averaged $68 at Benmore, $72 at Haywards and $83 at Otahuhu on Sunday.
Energy Trendz Daily 9 September 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, September 10, 2021
Daily average prices were $83, $88 and $1104at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation averaged 488 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 8 September 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, September 9, 2021
Spot prices at Otahuhu ranged from $0.01 to $572 yesterday. Wind generation averaged 379 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 7 September 2021 (Provisional)
By Ruth McKinlay, September 8, 2021
Prices yesterday averaged $76 at Benmore, $81 at Haywards, and $96 at Otahuhu. Wind generation averaged 458 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 6 September 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, September 7, 2021
Daily average prices were $92, $97 and $110 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation averaged 384 MW.
Energy Link’s 25th Anniversary
By Greg Sise, September 7, 2021
Thursday of last week, 2nd September, marked the 25th anniversary of Energy Link Ltd. This post is a reflection on company and personal history, against a backdrop of an industry in transition. Over the last 25 years, it’s fair to say that some things have changed, but then some things have not.
Energy Trendz Daily 3 - 5 September 2021
By Ruth McKinlay, September 6, 2021
Spot price averages at Haywards were $103 on Friday, $93 on Saturday and $74 on Sunday.
Energy Trendz Daily 2 September 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, September 3, 2021
Prices yesterday averaged $105 at Benmore, $114 at Haywards, and $127 at Otahuhu. Wind generation averaged 81 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 1 September 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, September 2, 2021
Prices at Haywards averaged $119 for the day, and wind generation averaged 186 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 31 August 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, September 1, 2021
Prices yesterday averaged $72 at Benmore, $77 at Haywards, and $89 at Otahuhu. Wind generation averaged 403 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 30 August 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 31, 2021
Prices yesterday averaged $28 at Benmore, $30 at Haywards, and $34 at Otahuhu. Wind generation averaged 442 MW.
Hedging Fundamentals Part 5 - The role of forecasting in hedging
By Paul Chapman, August 31, 2021
Forecasts of spot prices are an important tool in the hedging toolkit, and this post provides an overview of the role of forecasts in hedging.
Energy Trendz Daily 27 - 29 August 2021
By Ruth McKinlay, August 30, 2021
Daily average prices did not exceed $81 over the weekend, with the highest average of $81 at Otahuhu on Friday, and the lowest of $48 at Benmore on Saturday.
Energy Trendz Daily 26 August 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 27, 2021
Prices yesterday averaged $34 at Benmore, $51 at Haywards, and $57 at Otahuhu. Wind generation averaged 418 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 25 August 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 26, 2021
Spot prices at Otahuhu ranged from $0.01 to $152 yesterday. Wind generation averaged 411 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 24 August 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 25, 2021
Prices yesterday averaged $7 at Benmore, $62 at Haywards, and $56 at Otahuhu. Wind generation averaged 420 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 23 August 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 24, 2021
Prices yesterday averaged $35 at Benmore, $72 at Haywards, and $79 at Otahuhu. Wind generation averaged 305 MW.
Electricity Contract Indexes August, Issue 149
By Claudia McHerron, August 24, 2021
The main index fell this month, as we expected it would. But there were only three contracts to include in the indexes, one each for CFD and FPVV, which is unusual, but not unprecedented.
Energy Trendz Daily 20 - 22 August 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 23, 2021
Spot price averages at Haywards were $60 on Friday, $135 on Saturday and $108 on Sunday.
Energy Trendz Daily 19 August 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 20, 2021
Daily average prices were $27, $63 and $69 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation averaged 389 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 18 August 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 19, 2021
Prices yesterday fell to $0.01 during the day, and averaged $9.76 at Benmore. Wind generation averaged 269 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 16 & 17 August 2021
By Ruth McKinlay, August 18, 2021
Prices at Haywards averaged $103 for the day on Monday, and $139 for the day on Tuesday - with a big spike in evening prices.
Perspectives on the 9th August Outages
By Greg Sise, August 17, 2021
The blackout event of Monday 9th August caused a huge amount of negative publicity for the electricity market, but let’s take a closer look at some interesting aspects of this event.
Energy Trendz Daily 13 August - 15 August 2021 (Provisional)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 16, 2021
Spot price averages at Benmore were $115 on Friday, $118 on Saturday, and $111 on Sunday.
Energy Trendz Daily 12 August 2021 (Provisional)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 13, 2021
Spot prices at Otahuhu spiked to $174 yesterday. Wind generation averaged 424 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 11 August 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 12, 2021
Daily average prices were $138, $146 and $160 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation averaged 214 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 10 August 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 11, 2021
Prices yesterday averaged $164 at Benmore, $174 at Haywards, and $191 at Otahuhu. Wind generation averaged 215 MW.
Updated: Energy Trendz Daily 9 August 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 10, 2021
Updated Interim prices prices still showing average prices exceeding $1000 for the day.
Energy Trendz Daily 5 August - 8 August 2021
By Ruth McKinlay, August 9, 2021
Spot price averages at Haywards were $179 on Thursday, $163 on Friday, $125 on Saturday, and $149 on Sunday.
Energy Trendz Daily 4 August 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 5, 2021
Spot price averages exceeded $144/MWh yesterday. Wind generation averaged 205 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 3 August 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 4, 2021
Prices at Haywards averaged $157 for the day, and wind generation averaged 268 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 2 August 2021 (Provisional)
By Ruth McKinlay, August 3, 2021
Prices yesterday averaged $149 at Benmore, $159 at Haywards, and $173 at Otahuhu. Wind generation averaged 53 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 30 July - 1 August 2021
By Ruth McKinlay, August 2, 2021
Spot price averages at Haywards were $135 on Friday, $147 on Saturday and $147 on Sunday.
Energy Trendz Daily 29 July 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, July 30, 2021
Prices at Haywards averaged $138 for the day, and wind generation averaged 98 MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 28 July 2021 (Interim)
By Ruth McKinlay, July 29, 2021
Daily average prices were $111, $116 and $128 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation averaged 203 MW.