Project Energy Connect goes live today (Thursday 1st October 2026)
Today is Thursday 1st October 2026 which means that there are a number of milestones achieved today with respect to the NEM – including Project Energy Connect going...
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PEC Stage 2 appearing in predispatch
Yesterday (Tue 29th Sept 2026) we saw a little of PEC Stage 2 in predispatch. Today (Wed 30th Sept 2026) we saw more.
AEMO (briefly) directs Powerlink to disconnect Mt Emerald Wind Farm for System Strength reasons – Tue 29th September 2026
The need for AEMO to issue a Direction today (Tuesday 29th September 2026) to disconnect MEWF for System Strength, even if for just a limited period, makes this...
Pre-PEC gremlins strike … AEMO notes ‘Suspect Lack Of Reserve Level 3 (LOR3) in the SA Region on 01/10/2026’
It was spurious, but worth noting that the AEMO published MN145396 at 13:10 (NEM time) on Tuesday - noting forecast LOR3 (load shedding) in South Australia on Thursday...
Waratah BESS commences full commercial operations
We’re not the only ones who noticed Akaysha Energy’s announcement yesterday (Monday 28th September 2026) that ‘Waratah Super Battery reaches final commercial operations’.
It’s 10 years on, since the SA System Black
It’s Monday 28th September 2026, which means we’ve just clocked over 10 years since the SA System Black event (on Wednesday 28th September 2016). Like a number of...
PEC Stage 2 enters the ST timeframe
That 1st of October date for go-live is now inside the ‘ST’ (short term) time horizon. As such, we are seeing the new NSW to SA interconnector included...
The narrowing window: why corporate renewable energy buyers need to act now
Anita, Gilles and Lachlan from ERM explain why corporate buyers can't count on abundant renewable supply, as expiring contracts, data centre growth, coal retirements and delivery risks converge...
The shape of PPAs is changing – from volume to value
Anita, Gilles and Martin from ERM discuss how coal retirements, the proposed ESEM and new data centre obligations are shifting renewable offtakes beyond energy-only PPAs, rewarding sellers who...
About the short (planned) outage at Tarong unit 2 on Monday 21st September 2026
Yesterday we were involved in a discussion with others about what happened at Tarong unit 2 on Monday 21st September 2026. So we take a short look.
Registration exemption and classification guide gets a review
Want to operate a production unit in the NEM and gain an exemption from needing to register?
New ‘lowest ever’ point for NEMwide ‘Market Demand’ on Sunday 20th September 2026
The new ‘lowest ever’ point for 'Market Demand' was down at 9,072MW as Target ‘Market Demand’ for the 12:55 dispatch interval yesterday (Sunday 20th September 2026).
Supply-side capacity in the NEM over the next 10 years (v1)
Capacity of batteries and hydro is covering capacity lost with retiring thermals. That is, assuming the anticipated developments do eventuate.
An alternative approach to Grid Impact Assessment
Nadali and Adviath from EPEC Group explain how VicGrid's Grid Impact Assessment will decide which non-REZ projects can connect — and present a Victorian BESS case study to...
Templers BESS underway again, in a post-Zen world
A pre-configured alert from ez2view notified us via the Mobile App that the Templers BESS had come to life again, on Friday 18th September 2026.
A (minor) drop in System Frequency, with trip of Loy Yang A1 at 03:58 on Monday 7th September 2026
In this article we take the AEMO’s 4-second data and present this trace to start a broader sweep of system effects:, starting with System Frequency following trip of...
A quick first record of some FCAS volatility in TAS on Monday 14th September 2026
Because it’s been the topic of some internal discussions since it occurred at 14:40 (NEM time) on Monday 14th September 2026, here’s a quick record of some salient...
Hydro Tasmania notes that ‘fire destroyed Tungatinah Power Station’
I was a still away when (last Friday 11th September) I could not help but notice this update on LinkedIn from Hydro Tasmania that starts with the startling...
Aggregate Dispatch Error by Fuel Type for Tuesday 15th September 2026
Yesterday (Tue 15th Sept 2026) we noticed Significant oscillations in ‘Market Demand’ in VIC, and also saw notable frequency fluctuations. We look at Dispatch Error.
Energy ministers greenlight ESEM consultation package, with maiden tender targeted for 2027
An update on the ESEM design process, following last Friday's energy ministers council meeting and the minutes of the industry-led working group.