Energy
Expert Meteorological Advice for the Energy Sector with high accuracy forecast and real-time lightning information.
Weather is a key driver of energy demand and increasingly a key component of supply through wind, solar and hydro. Severe weather can impact network operations, so having advanced notice of risk periods is vital for reliable supply to customers and industry. MetraWeather prides itself on providing critical weather information and consultancy services to the energy sector to improve both operations and profitability.
Provision of electricity to consumers, businesses and heavy industry is one of the most weather dependent sectors of the modern economy. Without quality weather information, energy generators, traders, retailers and networks are blind to the risks and opportunities that exist in the weeks and months ahead. MetraWeather has more than 15-years' experience in providing quality, trusted weather advice and verified high-accuracy forecasting services. These range from real time lightning services to aid control room operations, through to 6-month seasonal outlooks. Inbetween there are high accuracy short term forecasts that can pick up signals of extreme heat from two to four weeks in advance.
Metra Notes Energy Briefing Service
MetraWeather's experienced meteorologists are World Meteorological Organization qualified and understand not only the weather but also its impacts on the energy industry.
Metra Notes is a daily briefing service that focuses on the main weather threats and opportunities for the weeks ahead in the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM). A dedicated meteorologist provides teleconference briefings on subjects that matter most to your activities, whether that be trading, generation, pricing or operations.
Enhanced Probability Distribution Forecasts
MetraWeather's enhanced probability distribution (ePD) forecasts are consistently verified as the most accurate energy forecasts available and contain high-value information on the probability of temperatures (and other parameters) exceeding extreme thresholds that drive demand.
These forecasts are trained against observations. to remove bias and improve accuracy, giving a level of confidence that cannot be found elsewhere.
Renewable Energy Forecasts
(Hydro, Wind and Solar)
Renewable energy forecasts are increasingly critical in all international markets but do have local nuances. In New Zealand, hydro is of key importance, so world leading catchment and runoff forecasts have been developed by MetraWeather.
Wind and solar forecasts that look at output as a percentage of total capacity by region are valuable in understanding where other sources of generation are likely to come from.
Real Time Lightning Information and Severe Weather Forecasting for Network Operations
Transimission and Distribution Networks know the value of accurate lightning information in a Control Room context. Having accurate real time lightning can help identify the cause of outages and save precious time for ground crews looking to locate a fault.
MetraWeather works closelly with GIS experts Indji Systems to deliver infrastructure based alerts and fault analysis tools. MetraWeather also provides detailed severe weather forecasts to ensure sufficent repair crew staff are available ahead of high impact events on customers.
“MetraWeather services provide us with the edge to allow us to navigate our way through the complexities of power markets in Australia and NZ. Between 14-day forecasts, 4-week forecasts and seasonal forecasts, we can structure our positions to maximise value for our clients. We would strongly recommend this service to other participants in these markets. Luke Hamill, Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Bold Trading.”
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Our partner TOA Systems has installed more than 500 lightning location sensors in over 50 countries. It owns and operates the Australian Global Positioning and Tracking Systems Pty. Ltd (GPATS) network incorporating over 100 sensors.