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...
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...
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.
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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).
Capacity of batteries and hydro is covering capacity lost with retiring thermals. That is, assuming the anticipated developments do eventuate.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
An update on the ESEM design process, following last Friday's energy ministers council meeting and the minutes of the industry-led working group.
We might return to this later (time permitting) but just wanted to capture these oscillations in ‘Market Demand’ in Victoria on Tuesday afternoon 15th September 2026 – via...
Earlier, we noted ‘Unit trip at Loy Yang A1 on Monday morning 7th September 2026 (part 1)’. Here we follow that on with two more snapshots from ez2view to look...
A reader has notified us of a unit trip at Loy Yang A1 unit last Monday 7th September 2026 – so we take a quick initial look at...
After Wednesday's first SIPS test, the Waratah Super Battery successfully completed its second this afternoon, as it inches closer to commercial operations.
A short post to note that the Waratah Super Battery tested its full SIPS capacity of 700MW for around two hours yesterday morning — the first time it...
A summary of key takeaways from an Australian perspective at the 2026 CIGRE Paris session — where the ongoing challenges of IBR interactions and the impact of data...
Belgium-based guest author Gilles Chaspierre looks at two major occasions where the NEM was suspended. In 2016, when physics outran the market; and in 2022 when the market...