"Electricity prices overheat"

18th March 2008

Nigel Wilson (of The Australian) mentioned price and demand data provided to him by NEM-Watch in this article (Electricity Prices Overheat) about the extreme temperatures being experienced in South Australia and Victoria - and the effect that these have been having on prices (in those two regions in particular, but also across the NEM):

To read the article, please see either:
1)  The news release online at The Australian; or
2)  A PDF copy of the release.

Note that the high prices experienced during the heatwave that struck South Australia (and Victoria, to a lesser extent) were analysed in more detail, with an article concerning these spikes posted on our electricity market blog:

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