Daily average prices were $60.54, $64.72, and $78.61 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation averaged around 350MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 18th November 2019 (Provisional)
By Michael Cawte, November 19, 2019
Prices spiked over $800 in trading period 25 due to an SFT constraint in the South Island. Daily average prices were $89.42, $98.25, and $118.59 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively.
Energy Trendz Weekly 17th November 2019, Issue 1,175
By Michael Cawte, November 18, 2019
Average prices decreased by 51% at Benmore, decreased by 51% at Islington, decreased by 49% at Haywards and decreased by 46% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage increased to 2868 GWh. NI storage increased by 4% to 503 GWh while SI storage increased by 37% to 2365 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 15th - 17th November 2019 (Interim - Provisional)
By Michael Cawte, November 18, 2019
Daily average prices for Sunday were $63.78, $70.43, and $84.20 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation averaged around 300MW throughout Friday to Sunday.
Energy Trendz Daily 14th November 2019 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, November 15, 2019
Daily average prices were $55.67, $59.96, and $72.82 at Bemore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation averaged around 350MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 13th November 2019 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, November 14, 2019
Daily average prices were $58.10, $62.74, and $76.01 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation averaged around 380MW.
Hydro Watch - 14 November 2019, Issue 1,178
By Michael Cawte, November 14, 2019
Total storage increased 660.6 GWh over the last week. South Island controlled storage increased 30.5 % to 1549 GWh; South Island uncontrolled storage increased 52.6 % to 816 GWh; with Taupo storage increasing 3.5 % to 503 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 12th November 2019 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, November 13, 2019
Daily average prices were $86.42, $98.59, and $115.47 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Prices averaged around $60 before peaking at over $200 in trading period 17, and subsequently averaged around $100 for the rest of the day.
Energy Trendz Daily 11th November 2019 (Provisional)
By Michael Cawte, November 12, 2019
Daily average prices were $77.93, $83.75, and $96.09 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively.
Energy Trendz Daily 8th - 10th November 2019 (Provisional)
By Michael Cawte, November 11, 2019
Daily prices averaged $95.34, $101.20, and $115.31 at Bemore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively on Sunday.
Energy Trendz Weekly 10th November 2019, Issue 1,174
By Michael Cawte, November 11, 2019
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.
Energy Trendz Daily 7th November 2019 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, November 8, 2019
The daily average price was $152.53, $161.11, and $177.24 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation was around 160MW.
Hydro Watch - 7 November 2019, Issue 1,177
By Michael Cawte, November 7, 2019
Total storage increased 2.9 GWh over the last week. South Island controlled storage increased 1.7 % to 1187 GWh; South Island uncontrolled storage decreased 0.4 % to 535 GWh; with Taupo storage decreasing 2.9 % to 485 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 6th November 2019 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, November 7, 2019
The daily average price was $188.75, $198.86, and $220.45 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation was around 200MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 5th November 2019 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, November 6, 2019
Average daily prices were $140.03, $146.98, and $168.04 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively.
Energy Trendz Daily 4th November 2019 (Provisional)
By Michael Cawte, November 5, 2019
Prices for the day averaged $124.53, $130.76, and $148.54 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively.
Energy Trendz Daily 1st - 3rd November 2019 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, November 4, 2019
Wind generation averaged around 50MW from Friday until picking up in trading period 29 on Saturday, thereafter averaging around 300MW through Sunday. Daily average prices at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu were $127.54, $134.36, and $146.50 on Friday, $114.08, $119.37, and $128.61 on Saturday, and $104.22, $107.39, and $116.49 on Sunday.
Energy Trendz Weekly 3rd November 2019, Issue 1,173
By Michael Cawte, November 4, 2019
Average prices decreased by 10% at Benmore, decreased by 12% at Islington, decreased by 9% at Haywards and decreased by 7% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage increased to 2204 GWh. NI storage increased by 2% to 500 GWh while SI storage increased by 4% to 1704 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 31st October 2019 (Provisional)
By Michael Cawte, November 1, 2019
Daily prices averaged $92.93, $96.58, and $105.18 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively.
Energy Trendz Daily 30th October 2019 (Provisional)
By Michael Cawte, October 31, 2019
Daily prices averaged $95.24, $99.29, and $109.88 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation started the day averaging around 50MW, before increasing from trading period 10 to 25 and then producing an average of around 320MW.
Hydro Watch - 31 October 2019, Issue 1,176
By Michael Cawte, October 31, 2019
Total storage increased 75.2 GWh over the last week. South Island controlled storage increased 0.6 % to 1167 GWh; South Island uncontrolled storage increased 12.4 % to 537 GWh; with Taupo storage increasing 1.8 % to 500 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 29th October 2019 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, October 30, 2019
Daily prices averaged $71.88, $74.56, and $81.81 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation averaged around 300MW until decreasing to around 200MW in trading period 35.
Energy Trendz Daily 25th - 28th October 2019 (Interim - Provisional)
By Michael Cawte, October 29, 2019
Daily average prices were around $100 on Saturday the 26th, with daily average prices around $65 on Sunday 27th and Monday the 28th. Wind generation averaged around 400MW from trading period 21 on Saturday through till trading period 15 on Monday, averaging around 300MW thereafter.
Energy Trendz Weekly 27th October 2019, Issue 1,172
By Michael Cawte, October 29, 2019
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.
Energy Trendz Daily 24th October 2019 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, October 25, 2019
Prices spiked over $400 in trading period 23. Daily prices averaged $130.21, $136.56, and $145.96 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively.
Hydro Watch - 24 October 2019, Issue 1,175
By Michael Cawte, October 24, 2019
Total storage increased 63.3 GWh over the last week. South Island controlled storage increased 3.1 % to 1161 GWh; South Island uncontrolled storage decreased 0.8 % to 477 GWh; with Taupo storage increasing 6.9 % to 491 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 23rd October 2019 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, October 24, 2019
Prices peaked over $325 in trading period 13. Daily average prices were $145.84, $149.67, and $154.96 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively.
Energy Trendz Daily 22nd October 2019 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, October 23, 2019
Spot prices peaked above $230 in the morning, with the daily average being $103.39, $106.80, and $115.93 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation was around 300MW until dropping to 150MW from trading period 17, and then climbing to 400MW at trading period 29 for the rest of the day.
Energy Trendz Daily 21st October 2019 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, October 22, 2019
Daily prices averaged $82.56, $84.96, and $91.50 on at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation was strong throughout the day averaging around 380MW.
Energy Trendz Monthly - October 2019, Issue 127
By Michael Cawte, October 21, 2019
The index increased this month on a volume of 15 contracts traded 9 CFD, 6 FPVV. The Energy Link indices exclude contracts from ASX, that are less than 6 months in duration, have volumes significantly less than disclosure rules require, are unverified or in dispute. The spread of prices making up the index was 3.8 c/kWh this month. Prices for the contracts varied from 9.3 c/kWh to 13.1 c/kWh when referenced to Haywards.
Well done OMV!
By Greg Sise, October 21, 2019
The gas market is opaque relative to the electricity market, but recent major gas field outages have prompted moves to improve transparency. One of the first improvements is an initiative by the gas industry regulator, the Gas Industry Company, which
Energy Trendz Weekly 20th October 2019, Issue 1,171
By Michael Cawte, October 21, 2019
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.
Energy Trendz Daily 18th - 20th October 2019 (Provisional)
By Michael Cawte, October 21, 2019
Daily prices averaged $83.76, $85.46, and $89.83 on Sunday at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively.
Energy Trendz Daily 17th October 2019 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, October 18, 2019
Daily prices averaged $104.79, $107.83, and $114.63 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively.
Hydro Watch - 17 October 2019, Issue 1,174
By Michael Cawte, October 17, 2019
Total storage increased 174.5 GWh over the last week. South Island controlled storage increased 8 % to 1125 GWh; South Island uncontrolled storage increased 11.6 % to 481 GWh; with Taupo storage increasing 9.7 % to 459 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily 16th October 2019 (Provisional)
By Michael Cawte, October 17, 2019
Daily prices averaged $124.20, $128.13, and $135.35 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. The McKee Peaker was generating at a constant near 100MW throughout the day.
Energy Trendz Daily 15th October 2019 (Provisional)
By Michael Cawte, October 16, 2019
Prices reached over $250 in the morning period, with the daily average price being $126.03, $129.77, and $138.72 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively.
Energy Trendz Daily 14th October 2019 (Interim)
By Michael Cawte, October 15, 2019
Daily prices averaged $116.53, $120.77 and $129.32 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively. Wind generation averaged around 200MW.
Energy Trendz Daily 11th - 13th October 2019 (Interim - Provisional)
By Michael Cawte, October 14, 2019
Prices averaged $86.83, $89.62 and $94.91 at Benmore, Haywards, and Otahuhu respectively on Sunday.
Energy Trendz Weekly 13th October 2019, Issue 1,170
By Ruth Heron, October 14, 2019
Average prices decreased by 39% at Benmore, decreased by 39% at Islington, decreased by 39% at Haywards and decreased by 37% at Otahuhu over the last week. Total Storage increased to 1891 GWh. NI storage increased by 7% to 418 GWh while SI storage increased by 3% to 1473 GWh.