A first walk through the ‘Q^^TR_CLHA_-600’ constraint equation (at the 10:00 dispatch interval on Monday 3rd February 2025), before 'next day public' data is available.
A second step in the 'Energy Literacy' journey in helping readers to understand the complexities within each and every Dispatch Interval.
This article is a first step into exploring some of the complexities within three of the commonly used time-steps across the NEM.
All I have time to do now is note another change greater than 400MW in a 5-minute period – this time in in Victoria to the 11:10 dispatch...
Full financial operation commences 8 June 2025.
The implementation of the Primary frequency response incentive arrangements rule is driving change in how system frequency is controlled and paid-for. The changes stem from how the NEM...
The NEM operates at a frequency of 50 hertz (Hz) which means the alternating current should cycle 50 times a second between positive and negative voltage.
The AEMC has announced that the Market Price Cap will increase to $20,300/MWh from 1st July 2025. Should we be so surprised?
Over many years we've invested deeply in analysing the nuanced answer to the question 'Is VRE Forecastable?'. This article (which has almost been posted many times before) is...
Following a question from a client today, we take a quick look at (some of) what the GSD2024 reveals of FCAS market participation of Semi-Scheduled units.
Declan Kelly thinks through and discusses competition issues that could arise from the increasing proliferation of auto-bidding software by big batteries in the NEM - and suggests some...
A question from a client led me to take a (very quick) look at curtailment over the recent weekend (Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February 2025) at New...
Recording a ~500MW ramp and subsidence in ‘Market Demand’ in South Australia on Saturday 22nd February 2025 (including a drop of 229MW in 5 minutes).
Some recent questions prompted this more granular look at NEM Mainland Frequency on Thursday afternoon 13th February 2025
Here's a first look at (generating lots of questions about) Hamilton Solar Farm, and particularly the Availability forecast, back on Wednesday 12th February 2025.
A second article for Thursday 20th February 2025 looking at a noticeable jump in 'Market Demand' in NSW
A short (and perhaps cryptic, or perhaps useful) initial look at some (what might appear to some) 'rogue' price forecasts in P5 predispatch for the NSW region on...
Two weeks after the AER published its updated Compliance Bulletin (and Compliance Checklist) for Semi-Scheduled units, we've finally found time to note about it.
Prompted by a question by a client in a training session for a new ez2view user, guest author Allan O'Neil has written 2,940 words to explain the price...
About 150 minutes after the earlier (apparent) drop in NSW 'Market Demand' there's a second drop that's not quite so big, but still sizeable.