EnergyReader · 2026-08-05 08:33

NSW Market Demand Readings Glitch Again, Third NEM Alert in Seven Weeks

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 5, 2026

Market Demand readings in New South Wales swung sharply enough on Wednesday (2026-08-05) to trigger automatic alerts in grid monitoring tools, the third reported data distortion of this type in the Australian National Electricity Market since late June. Monitoring systems from ez2view's NEMwatch have flagged large, abrupt demand swings in NSW on at least two previous occasions over seven weeks, with one episode also spreading to Victoria.

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