Worth a short note with this snapshot from the ‘Bids & Offers’ widget from ez2view at 19:00 (NEM time) on Thursday 12th June 2025 to highlight the short-lived return to service at YWPS4:
We can see that the unit:
1) Came back online yesterday evening (Wednesday 11th June 2025) at around 22:00 … thereby missing out on the revenue opportunities that evening; and also
2) The unit came offline today around 15:30 … so also missing the ‘higher and longer’ period of volatility this evening.
Paul was one of the founders of Global-Roam in February 2000. He is currently the CEO of the company and the principal author of WattClarity. Writing for WattClarity has become a natural extension of his work in understanding the electricity market, enabling him to lead the team in developing better software for clients.
Before co-founding the company, Paul worked as a Mechanical Engineer for the Queensland Electricity Commission in the early 1990s. He also gained international experience in Japan, the United States, Canada, the UK, and Argentina as part of his ES Cornwall Memorial Scholarship.
Unit 3 at Yallourn Power Station came back online early this afternoon. Recent flooding at the power station’s adjoining mine has impacted it’s fuel supplies in recent weeks.
Five days after Tuesday 13th February 2024 we have a bit of time to take this initial (top-down) look at bidding for ENERGY in the Victorian region on that day … with 27 Questions/Observations identified!
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