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Average prices increased by 83% at Benmore and Islington, increased by 8% at Haywards and increased by 7% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage decreased to 3,525 GWh. NI storage decreased by 8 %  to 264 GWh while SI storage decreased by 4% to 3,261 GWh.

Average prices increased by 24% at Benmore and 23% at Islington, with no change at Haywards and an increase of 2% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage decreased to 3,602 GWh. NI storage decreased by 8% to 321 GWh while SI storage decreased by 6% to 3,281 GWh.

Average prices increased by 91% at Benmore and 90% at Islington, increased by 36% at Haywards and increased by 33% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage decreased to 4,045 GWh. NI storage decreased by 7 % to 379 GWh while SI storage decreased by 9% to 3,666 GWh.

Average prices decreased by 23% at Benmore, 22% at Islington, decreased by 16% at Haywards and decreased by 14% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage decreased to 3,631 GWh. NI storage decreased by 5 % to 432 GWh while SI storage decreased by 2% to 3,199 GWh.

Average prices increased by 105% at Benmore, increased by 106% at Islington, increased by 68% at Haywards and increased by 61% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage decreased to 3,819GWh. NI storage decreased by 2% to 485GWh while SI storage decreased by 1% to 3,334GWh.

Average prices increased by 111% at Benmore, increased by 111% at Islington, increased by 115% at Haywards and increased by 121% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage decreased to 3873 GWh. NI storage decreased by 4 % to 494 GWh while SI storage decreased by 3% to 3380 GWh.

Average prices decreased by 8% at Benmore, decreased by 6% at Islington, decreased by 7% at Haywards and decreased by 6% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage increased to 4666 GWh. NI storage decreased by 5 % to 468 GWh while SI storage increased by 20% to 4198 GWh.

The HVDC link will be operating with only one pole (one half) in service for most of the first quarter of 2020, to allow essential maintenance to be carried out.  When this was first announced back in December 2017, futures prices barley moved, but they now show an expectation of a price difference between upper north and mid-south islands in the vicinity of $55/M

Average prices increased by 13% at Benmore, increased by 13% at Islington, increased by 12% at Haywards and increased by 11% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage increased to 3188 GWh. NI storage increased by 3% to 515 GWh while SI storage increased by 13% to 2673 GWh.

Average prices increased by 39% at Benmore, increased by 39% at Islington, increased by 40% at Haywards and increased by 44% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage increased to 2207 GWh. NI storage decreased by 3 % to 485 GWh while SI storage increased by 1% to 1722 GWh.

Average prices decreased by 6% at Benmore, decreased by 6% at Islington, decreased by 5% at Haywards and decreased by 5% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage increased to 2129 GWh. NI storage increased by 7% to 491 GWh while SI storage increased by 2% to 1638 GWh.

Average prices increased by 5% at Benmore, increased by 6% at Islington, increased by 6% at Haywards and increased by 7% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage increased to 2066 GWh. NI storage increased by 10% to 459 GWh while SI storage increased by 9% to 1607 GWh.

Average prices increased by 43% at Benmore, increased by 44% at Islington, increased by 44% at Haywards and increased by 41% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage decreased to 1817 GWh. NI storage increased by 4% to 392 GWh while SI storage decreased by 3% to 1425 GWh.

Spot prices surged late last year when there was a prolonged, unplanned outage at the Pohokura gas field offshore Taranaki.  But they haven’t come back down to where they were prior to the gas outages.  In this post we look at the reasons why and ask the question on everyone’s mind – will they remain high?

Average prices increased by 1% at Benmore, increased by 2% at Islington, were unchanged at Haywards and decreased by 2% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage decreased to 1,986 GWh. NI storage increased by 1% to 385 GWh while SI storage decreased by 10% to 1,601 GWh.

Average prices decreased by 21% at Benmore, decreased by 22% at Islington, decreased by 22% at Haywards and decreased by 22% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage decreased to 2,303 GWh. NI storage increased by 10% to 376 GWh while SI storage decreased by 6% to 1,927 GWh.

Average prices decreased by 9% at Benmore, decreased by 9% at Islington, decreased by 10% at Haywards and decreased by 13% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage decreased to 2,499 GWh. NI storage increased by 23% to 337 GWh while SI storage decreased by 5% to 2,162 GWh.

Average prices increased by 32% at Benmore, increased by 33% at Islington, increased by 24% at Haywards and increased by 23% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage decreased to 2,719 GWh. NI storage decreased by 4% to 300 GWh while SI storage decreased by 6% to 2,419 GWh.