Total storage increased 151.4 GWh over the last week. South Island controlled storage increased 0.6% to 1511 GWh; South Island uncontrolled storage increased 39.4% to 495 GWh; with Taupo storage increasing 0.4% to 502 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily - 19th October 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, October 20, 2016
Prices at Haywards averaged $52.25 for the day. Huntly, which returned for a single day on Tuesday has now exited the market again.
Energy Trendz Daily - 18th October 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, October 19, 2016
Prices remain flat for the day. TCC exited the market and Manapouri generation increased with higher inflows
Energy Trendz Daily - 17th October 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, October 18, 2016
Prices at Haywards averaged $44.71 for the day
Energy Trendz Weekly 16th October 2016 Issue 1,014
By Shelley Mackay, October 17, 2016
Average prices increased by 4% at Benmore, increased by 5% at Islington, increased by 3% at Haywards and increased by 5% at Otahuhu over the last week. New Zealand storage increased to 2356 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily - 14th - 16th October 2016
By Shelley Mackay, October 17, 2016
The price remained low over the weekend reaching only $35.85 at Haywards on Sunday
Energy Trendz Daily - 13 October 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, October 14, 2016
Prices at Haywards averaged $48.15 for the day
Is the Electricity Futures Market Liquid?
By Greg Sise, October 13, 2016
This is the third and final post in a series which draws on research undertaken in collaboration with the Department of Accountancy and Finance at the University of Otago. In the first post, we looked at evidence for premia in electricity futures prices. In the second post we found some surprising drivers of premia observed in futures prices. In this post we look at liquidity in the futures market, how it has evolved, and what developments or events caused it to change.
Hydro Watch - 13 October 2016
By Shelley Mackay, October 13, 2016
Total storage increased 20.3 GWh over the last week. South Island controlled storage decreased 4.2% to 1501 GWh; South Island uncontrolled storage increased 30.7% to 355 GWh; with Taupo storage increasing 0.4% to 500 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily - 12 October 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, October 13, 2016
Prices at Haywards averaged $48.85 for the day
Energy Trendz Daily - 11 October 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, October 12, 2016
Prices at Haywards averaged $45.37 for the day
Energy Trendz Daily - 10 October 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, October 11, 2016
Prices spiked at over $100 at Otahuhu during the morning peak demand periods
Energy Trendz Daily 7th - 9th October 2016
By Greg Sise, October 10, 2016
With Manapouri storage low and Taupo storage high, the HVDC link ran southward again overnight. The TCC started up Sunday afternoon.
Energy Trendz Weekly 9th October 2016 Issue 1,013
By Greg Sise, October 10, 2016
Average spot prices moved up 11% - 13% over the week, ranging between $0 and $179/MWh
Energy Trendz Daily - 6 October 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, October 7, 2016
Manapouri generation is low while Waitaki ran at 1,200 MW for most of the day
Hydro Watch - 6 October 2016
By Shelley Mackay, October 7, 2016
Total storage decreased 98.9 GWh over the last week. South Island controlled storage decreased 4% to 1566 GWh; South Island uncontrolled storage decreased 9.8% to 272 GWh; with Taupo storage decreasing 0.8% to 498 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily - 4 & 5 October 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, October 6, 2016
Prices low, still seeing southward transfer of power overnight on the HVDC link
Energy Trendz Daily - 3 October 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, October 4, 2016
Prices spiked following TCC generation tripping off the grid around midday
Energy Trendz Weekly - 02 October 2016, Issue 1012
By Shelley Mackay, October 4, 2016
Average prices decreased by 20% at Benmore, decreased by 20% at Islington, decreased by 21% at Haywards and decreased by 23% at Otahuhu over the last week. New Zealand storage decreased to 2434 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily - 30 September - 2 October 2016 (Final & Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, October 4, 2016
Prices fell over the weekend due to continued high North Island inflows
Hydro Watch - 29 September 2016
By Mark Nelson, October 4, 2016
New Zealand storage decreased 169 GWh over the week to 2434 GWh. South Island storage decreased 177 GWh while North Island storage increased 8 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily - 29 September 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, September 30, 2016
Prices increased as Huntly returned to the market replacing Tekapo.
Energy Trendz Daily - 28 September 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, September 29, 2016
Spot prices were low again overnight but the average is bouncing back up.
Energy Trendz Weekly - 18 & 25 September 2016, Issues 1010 & 1011
By Shelley Mackay, September 29, 2016
Average prices increased by 7% at Benmore, increased by 8% at Islington, increased by 7% at Haywards and increased by 6% at Otahuhu over the last week. New Zealand storage decreased to 2604 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily - 27 September 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, September 28, 2016
The price was lower again today as a result of significantly higher Waikato generation.
Energy Trendz Daily - 22nd - 26th September 2016 (Final)
By Shelley Mackay, September 27, 2016
Spot prices dropped to a few dollars per MWh overnight.
Hydro Watch - 22 September 2016
By Mark Nelson, September 23, 2016
New Zealand storage decreased 46 GWh over the week to 2604 GWh. South Island storage decreased 72 GWh while North Island storage increased 27 GWh.
Energy Trendz Daily - 21 September 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, September 22, 2016
Energy Link's review of the Electricity Market for the 21st September 2016.
Energy Trendz Daily - 20 September 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, September 21, 2016
Energy Link's review of the Electricity Market for the 20th September 2016.
Energy Trendz Monthly - September 2016, Issue 90
By Greg Sise, September 21, 2016
In a very quiet month, the index decreased 0.1 c/kWh to 7.9 c/kWh at Haywards, on a volume of only one CFD (hedge) contract.
Energy Link’s October 2016 Price Path
By Greg Sise, September 21, 2016
Yesterday we released our latest quarterly Price Path, a long term forecast of spot prices, to our subscribers. It was an uneventful quarter since publishing our last Price Path update in July, but this update included some significant revisions of probabilities on extreme scenarios, and a large section on the viability of the thermal fleet.By Greg Sise, 21 September 2016
Energy Trendz Daily - 19 September 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, September 20, 2016
Energy Link's review of the Electricity Market for the 19th September 2016.
Energy Trendz Daily - 14th -18th September 2016 (Interim)
By Shelley Mackay, September 19, 2016
Energy Link's review of the Electricity Market for the 14th - 18th September 2016.
Energy Trendz Daily - 13 September 2016 (Interim)
By Mark Nelson, September 19, 2016
Energy Link's review of the Electricity Market for the 13th September 2016.
Hydro Watch - 15 September 2016
By Mark Nelson, September 19, 2016
New Zealand storage decreased 144 GWh over the week to 2649 GWh. South Island storage decreased 123 GWh while North Island storage decreased 21 GWh.