[4th update] NSW drops under 1,000MW spare capacity

Following the 06:10 first post the update at 11:10 and the 14:00 update, I’ve included this snapshot of NEM-Watch from 15:25 NEM time (so 16:25 in Sydney):

As noted, surplus generation in NSW has dropped under 1,000MW and, given no spare transmission capacity from NSW or VIC at the moment, is effectively on its own as demand is still climbing (forecast for another 900MW or so).

White-knuckle times…