Some remarks on Victorian demand
Allan O'Neil takes a closer look at Victorian electricity demand on Sunday, February 2nd — which stood out as an unprecedented anomaly when looking at the history of...
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New FCAS resources dominate enabled levels in 2024
Using the latest GSD – GSD2024 – we take the opportunity to reflect on FCAS enablement and how enabled levels are changing between technology types.
Large jump in ‘Market Demand’ in NSW on Friday afternoon 7th February 2025
A short record of a large (i.e. >400MW) change in ‘Market Demand’ in the NSW region for the 17:15 dispatch interval (NEM time) on Friday 7th February 2025,...
Berrybank 2 Wind Farm recommences operations, (a little later) on Friday 7th February 2025
No sooner had I published this article about ‘Berrybank 1 Wind Farm recommences operations, on Friday morning 7th February 2025’ than I received an ez2view alert on the...
Berrybank 1 Wind Farm recommences operations, on Friday morning 7th February 2025
Third article in a series, following the turbine failure at one of the Berrybank Wind Farms (was it Berrybank 2?) ... to note that Berrybank 1 has restarted...
Keeping up with the curtailment 2024: A little? too much? or much ado about nothing?
Drawing from our freshly released GSD2024, Dan provides some deeper insights into curtailment in the NEM, beyond the headline totals that were a topic of much online discussion...
Storms on February 4, 2025, and links to wind farm outages
Inspecting unit data at Willogoleche Wind Farm to ascertain drivers of the outage on 4th of February, 2025.
Stubborn forecast LOR2 for NSW on Friday afternoon/evening 7th February 2025
At 10:42 (NEM time) this morning the AEMO published MN124235 pertaining to tomorrow (Friday 7th February 2024) for forecast LOR2 in NSW. So we take a quick look...
The GSD2024 (Generator Statistical Digest 2024) is released
It's Wednesday 5th February 2025, and we* are pleased to release the GSD2024 … following a focused effort across both teams over the period since the changeover from...
AER announces $9M fine for Callide Power Trading (with respect to 25th May 2021 explosion/incident)
A short note following the AER announcement (Tue 4th Feb 2025) that ‘Callide Power Trading penalised $9 million for not meeting performance standards’.
Berrybank 1 and Berrybank 2 Wind Farms offline since Tuesday morning 4th February following wind turbine collapse
Prompted by a reader (and an ABC article) we take a look at Berrybank 1 & 2 Wind Farm following the turbine tower collapse on Tuesday 4th February...
Four units at Gladstone still running … was it (is it) partly a game of bluff?
A fourth update in what's visible in the market data about Industrial Action at Gladstone Power Station
Last Friday’s large and (mysterious) apparent drop in NSW ‘Market Demand’ (part 3) … what helped restrain frequency?
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...
Afternoon volatility in NSW on Tuesday 4th February 2025
A short record of spot price volatility in NSW on Tuesday afternoon 4th February 2025.
AEMO notes ‘Update to system strength requirements in North Queensland’ to cater for 0 x Gladstone units online
With all 6 x Gladstone units expected to be offline by the end of the day due to Industrial Action, very timely that AEMO MN124047 notifies the market...
Remarkable electricity demand outcomes on Monday evening 3rd February 2025 (NEM-wide, in Victoria and South Australia)!
After a pretty remarkable evening (on Monday 3rd February 2025) here's some statistics in terms of how today's peak demand levels rate in comparison with the most recent...
Demand, and Price, climbing in ‘NEM south’ … particularly Victoria
A quick mid-afternoon article with a snapshot from NEMwatch at 14:55 (NEM time) to highlight the current status.
North Queensland braces for more heavy rainfall, as 9,000+ customers experiencing power outages overnight due to flooding
A summary of the current extreme weather being experienced in North Queensland, and related impacts we've seen on electricity demand, generation and the transmission network in the area.
Last Friday’s large and (mysterious) apparent drop in NSW ‘Market Demand’ appears some data glitch?
Taking a second look at the (apparent) large drop in NSW 'Market Demand' on Friday afternoon 31st January 2025. Was it a data glitch instead?
AEMO’s demand forecasts show chance of a bigger demand day declining – for Monday 3rd February 2025
An update (at 09:00 NEM time) on AEMO's more recent forecasts for peak demand levels for this evening Monday 3rd February 2025.