Some thoughts by a new guest author about different tariff options for delivering demand management for residential electricity customers - and the relative benefits of each for the...
Sitting on the outside, looking in, this article sums up what seems to be the main areas of contention in the great Network Debate that's been running the...
Pondering more implications of the boom/bust pricing witnessed in the South Australian region last week...
Through the week we've seen new highs for wind production (NEM-wide) and also some low levels of production, as well - mirroring the political debate. The challenge has...
The University of Queensland has called for applicants for the next round of the E.S.Cornwall Memorial scholarship (closes Friday 31st July). A great opportunity for a young engineer...
Yesterday evening the revised RET legislation passed the upper house. Today guest author (Miles Prosser) provides recollections of the twists and turns in the policy landscape of Australia's...
Following today's announcement of the closure of Alinta's Northern Power Station in South Australia
Some quick notes Tuesday evening about liquid-fuelled peaking generators getting a run in a South Australian region that's missing Northern station (amongst other factors)
A quick look at how the Nyngan solar plant stepped up its output over the weekend, reaching full load.
Some thoughts from another guest author, Greg Denton, about the current rule change proposal "Bidding in Good Faith" being assessed by the AEMC.
Collecting together posts about winter 2015
A quick look at how the early winter chills are driving demand in Tasmania to levels not seen for 4 years
Nigel Morris talks through his recent presentation at the EUAA forum in Brisbane about the ups and downs of Australia's "solarcoaster" ride
Windy conditions persist - and bring with them their own challenges for the AEMO in managing the security of the system (PS wind contributes to, but there are...
Looks like wind output, aggregated across the NEM, hit a new record in output overnight.
Following an invitation to speak at a QUT Energy Forum last week, here are some thoughts about some business niches for aggregators.
Royalla solar farm (opened 6 months ago) now has metered generation data published by AEMO - here's the first view.
Wrapping up the competitions for summer 2014-15, we announce the winner for peak Queensland demand.
Completing our walk-around-the-NEM, today we look at peak demand in Queensland over summer 2014-15
Continuing with our series of competitions today, we assembled the entries to see who was closest to the mark in predicting peak wind output over summer 2014-15, and...