A very short article with just this snapshot from our live frequency meter readings (which we are accumulating in Brisbane at 100ms cadence, noting that not all these are shown in the chart):
Without looking in any further detail, it appears that (just prior to 17:00 NEM time on Monday 31st March 2025) the mainland frequency wandered progressively lower, dropping below the lower bound of the NOFB.
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To provide some more colour about what’s been happening on Thursday 17th October 2024, here’s a snapshot of NEM Mainland frequency at 15:07 (NEM time) looking back only 15 minutes.
Some wobbles in System Frequency (NEM mainland) through the middle of the day on Thursday 31st October 2024 stick out, and will be progressively explored.
Yesterday, amongst the volatility, we also wrote about a ‘Small (NEM Mainland) frequency wobble, on Thursday afternoon 7th November 2024’. As a stepping stone to further analysis, we extracted data from around that time and present the two charts.
Friday 31st January 2025 (appeared to) experienced a very large drop in demand in NSW in a single dispatch interval – but we’re now suspecting some form of data/operational glitch. However we wonder, if there was ~1,000MW more energy injected into the grid than required over a sustained period, what stopped the frequency flying through the roof?
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