We understand how the solar farm units received targets of 0 MW, when the constraint appears to simply limit the inverter count to 100.
Read MoreAusgrid have published a statement this morning that 140,000 customers and 50,000 homes and business either lost power or had their electricity impacted during yesterday’s thunderstorms in NSW.
Last article for the day is Part 6 exploring the volatility at 14:00 on Wednesday 15th January 2025 … flagging some other things not noted before.
In Part 5 in this evolving series, we find a significant drop in mainland frequency at ~14:00 on Wednesday 15th January 2025 – coincident with the weather disruption and price volatility.
Taking a look at the ‘N_NEWENSF1+2_100-INV’ constraint equation, one other factor in the volatility in NSW on Wednesday afternoon 15th January 2025.
Could a large storm passing over NSW and Victoria have played a part in transmission outages, leading to price volatility?
Second sequential part of a broader review of some earlier-than-expected volatility in NSW on Wednesday afternoon 15th January 2025.
Not long after speaking with a client about forecast evening volatility in NSW for Wednesday 15th January 2025, we see price spikes beginning at 14:00 in the afternoon. So we take a first look….
Yesterday, our team produced ‘not-for-dissemination early draft’ of the GSD2024. We take a look through this (and use ez2view) to explore reports of a trial of ‘two-shifting’ (and other enhancements to flexibility) for the Mt Piper coal-fired units in recent months.
Oliver Nunn and his team at Endgame Economics have written this introductory three-part guide to market modelling in the NEM. This is Part 3: “Defense against the dark arts”
Oliver Nunn and his team at Endgame Economics have written this introductory three-part guide to market modelling in the NEM. This is Part 2: “Operational dispatch modelling”
Oliver Nunn and his team at Endgame Economics have written this introductory three-part guide to market modelling in the NEM. This is Part 1: “Building the Arena”
On Monday evening 13th January we noted a short-notice ‘Actual LOR2’ in NSW. In this article we take a look at why (the short notice) was unusual.
On Monday evening 13th January we noted a short-notice ‘Actual LOR2’ in NSW. In this article we take a look at the VIC1-NSW1 interconnector, and particularly the impact of the ‘N::N_MNYS_2’ constraint equation, in limiting the ability of imports from the south to ameliorate.
At 17:49 (NEM time) on Monday 13th January 2025 the AEMO declared an ‘Actual LOR2’ … pretty much ‘out of the blue’.
Warwick Forster looks at the evolving role of data centres in portfolio management and corporate sustainability ambitions.
ez2view widgets support quick understanding of the latest declaration of low reserve conditions for VIC in 2025.
A recent update from CleanCo indicates the repair works on the embankment at Kuranda Weir, located upstream of the Barron Gorge Hydro Power Station, have been completed. This comes twelve months after significant damage from Cyclone Jasper.
Finding another use for the relatively recent addition of the ELAV data set for Semi-Scheduled units, we follow on from a RenewEconomy article (in Nov 2024) to trend the availability of the Murra Warra 1 Wind Farm.
Worth a short follow-on to say that the AEMO published MN122902 at 14:32 (NEM time) today noting the cancellation of the forecast LOR1 condition for NSW, as forecasts moderate.