Market report for week to Saturday, 13 October: Storms, blackouts; Five days of spikes push Qld average price up 134pc, with Vic and Tas rising 1-11pc, SA steady and NSW down 5pc to overall $32.67-$111.53/MWh range on firmer demand

Thursday, 11 October: Qld spikes with top price over $3000 for second day in row as lightning affects power lines in SE corridor

Queensland recorded a top price of $3405.68/MWh in late afternoon and evening spike intervals on Thursday, 11 October, just below the top price of $3407.42/MWh on Wednesday.

Friday October 12: SE Qld storm possible, rain for NSW coast

Brisbane, Friday 12 October; max temp may touch 35C, afternoon storm-rain possible

Market forecast for Thursday, 11 October: Average prices up 1-3pc in NSW and Vic, down 1-68pc in SA, Qld and Tas to $31.090$36.48/MWh range on higher demand

Average prices are expected to rise 1-3 per cent in NSW and Victoria and fall 1-68 per cent in South Australia, Queensland and Tasmania to a range of $31.09-$36.48/MWh. System-wide maximum demand is predicted to be up 229MW (0.9 per cent) to 26,304, with rises in all regions except Tasmania.

9 October: Lismore hit by hail the size of tennis balls as supercells form over NSW Northern Rivers and parts of Northern Tablelands

Lismore, on the state’s Far North Coast was hit 9 October, by hall the size of tennis balls. It was the second day that severe thunderstorms and hail caused havoc in the northeast of the state. Windows and skylights at the local police station were smashed and an Its vehicles suffered major damage. police reported. Several car crashes were also reported, along with a tree falling on a car and a skylight at the hospital smashing, exposing wards to rain, reported The Daily Telegraph,(10/10/2007), p. 13.