gridIQ covers the Western Australian Wholesale Electricity Market alongside all five NEM regions — live WA1 prices, generation mix, carbon intensity, and a WEM-aware AI analyst who knows the difference between a FCAS raise and an ESS contingency. No separate login. No eastern-states-only dashboards.
The majority of Australian energy intelligence platforms are built around the NEM. WEM data — 30-minute settlement intervals, a separate AEMO portal, and fundamentally different market mechanics — is either missing entirely or bolted on as a secondary view. Western Australian operations deserve a platform that treats the WEM as a first-class market.
No interconnectors. A price cap of $324/MWh (versus $17,500/MWh in the NEM). ESS ancillary services instead of FCAS. Settlement every 30 minutes rather than every 5. Western Australia runs an isolated grid with its own dynamics — extreme solar penetration, distinct demand peaks, and no way to import power from the east when local supply is tight.
Perth has some of the highest rooftop solar penetration in the world. Midday spot prices regularly drop to zero or below as distributed generation overwhelms demand. The evening ramp — when solar falls and air-conditioning loads surge — is the most volatile period in the WEM. Understanding when and why prices move requires tracking generation mix in real time, not reading yesterday’s settlement data.
Real-time WA1 spot prices updated every 30 minutes — AWST timestamped, colour-coded by severity against WEM-specific price tiers (Green <$50, Amber $50–$150, Red $150–$250, Extreme >$250/MWh).
Fuel-type breakdown for Western Australia — gas, solar, wind, coal, and battery — updated every 30 minutes. Track how the midday solar peak and evening ramp play out across each trading interval.
Grid carbon intensity (tCO₂/MWh) for the WEM, calculated from the actual generation mix per trading interval. Use it alongside your consumption data for time-matched Scope 2 calculations.
72-hour hourly forecasts and 7-day daily outlook for the WA1 region — temperature, cloud cover, wind, and solar radiation. Watt uses these to explain demand and generation drivers in context.
Ask Watt about WA prices, generation trends, carbon intensity, and weather-demand relationships. Watt understands WEM market mechanics — 30-minute intervals, the $324/MWh price cap, no interconnectors — and reports in AWST rather than NEM time zones.
Every gridIQ dashboard shows all six regions together — NSW1, VIC1, SA1, QLD1, TAS1, and WA1. Compare WA against eastern states in the same view with no toggling between separate platforms.
Upload WA consumption data and gridIQ calculates dual-method Scope 2 (location-based + time-matched market-based) using actual WEM carbon intensity per half-hour. WEM-specific DCCEEW emission factors applied with full version audit trail.
Configure price-spike alerts, carbon intensity thresholds, and pre-dispatch warnings scoped to WA1. Delivered by email, Slack, or webhook — with WEM-specific thresholds calibrated to the $324/MWh cap.
gridIQ covers the WEM at the same depth as the NEM — same dashboard, same AI analyst, same Scope 2 tools. Western Australian operations are not an add-on. They're part of the platform.
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