085 - NEM demand history

Some recent news - the Australian Government Department of Energy recently released the 'National Greenhouse Gas Inventory' - a big, all-encompassing update of exactly how much Australia is emitting into the Earth's atmosphere through the operation of our economy. There'a whole stack of data in the December 2016 update.

This chart answers the question - is demand going up or down? Of course, the answer is 'sort of both' - it's been relatively steady since 2015.

025 - UK Electricity demand forecasts dominated by business and homes

The UK's BEIS government department released forecasts for 2016 onwards - the chart below, from their data, shows that they suspect the bulk of electricity demand will come from homes and businesses. Source.

011 - Earth hour's impact across the states and the years

Earth hour saw its tenth year - a popular event, but one that's been under increasing scrutiny since it's inception in 2007.

The chart below shows demand, either by total for the NEM or state-by-state, for each earth-hour day in those past ten years, compared to the average March Saturday for that year. In some instances, total demand during the day is lower than the average - but impact on demand during the designated hour is usually hard to detect - which reinforces the symbolic nature of the event. Data via NEM-Review.

007 - Decreasing demand in the National Electricity Market - but peaks haven't changed that much

How has demand changed in the Australian NEM over the past few years? The chart below splits that up by state, and includes minimum and maximum half-hourly demand for each year. Read the market operator's demand forecasting report here - data below via NEM-review, Demand is down, but the maximums haven't changed to quite the same degree.