To what extent does the Capacity Investment Scheme cover curtailment risk, and how to interpret its ‘force majeure’ terms?
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Transgrid’s Project Assessment Conclusions Report for System Strength released on Monday 14th July 2025
Transgrid's Project Assessment Conclusions Report for System Strength assessed more than 100 individual solutions aimed at helping to meet its system strength obligations under the National Electricity Rules.
The trend continues: a review of Q2 2025 spot prices
For nearly a decade, we’ve published annual reviews of Q2 prices to highlight the growing volatility during this period. Here’s our latest edition, examining how Q2 2025 compared.
Review of the System Restart Standard 2025 – Technical advice provided
As the technologies underpinning the power system change, so too must the approach to supporting system restart.
AEMO releases the 2025 Enhanced Locational Information (ELI) report on Wednesday 9th July 2025
A short post to note that the AEMO has released its 2025 ELI, the second such edition of this annual report.
A look at forecasts for SA this Wednesday evening 9th July 2025, where forecast LOR2 conditions are appearing
A quick look at demand, wind and solar forecasts, along with the constraint invocation schedule in SA for this coming Wednesday, where the AEMO currently have an extended...
Not all renewable projects are created equal: Why approval times vary dramatically across Australia
Alice Matthews examines how approval times for renewables vary widely by state and technology — with NSW wind projects facing the longest delays.
Volatile price period runs over 5 hours on 2 July 2025 in SA
If we had been in the previous financial year, the old CPT of $1,573,700 would have been tripped.
Evening spot prices less volatile than anticipated in SA on July 2, 2025
Spot price volatility occurs in SA on 2 July 2025, yet not to the level that risks exceeding the cumulative price threshold.
More than 40,000 customers without power in NSW on Wednesday 2nd July 2025 after wild weather overnight
Wild storms over night have impacted parts of the Ausgrid, Endeavour and Essential Energy distribution networks in NSW.
Keep an eye on the SA Cumulative Price this evening on Wednesday 2nd July 2025
After an extended burst of high prices last night, and a short burst this morning, the cumulative price in SA has moved closer to CPT territory.
NSW records highest winter demand in fifteen years, whilst high prices eventuate in SA on Tuesday evening 1st July 2025
Cold winter conditions in NSW have pushed market demand in the region above 13GW this evening. Meanwhile, high prices have stuck around in SA.
Directions Paper adjusts approach to loop IRSR
Under the new direction proposed, netting off would be applied to allocate IRSR. The proposal is open for feedback until 10 July 2025.
VNI West given an official two year delay, with expected completion date pushed back to late 2030
Transmission Company Victoria (TCV) yesterday announced a two-year delay to the project delivery timeline for the VNI West project.
Market Price Cap increases to $20,300/MWh from today, 1st July 2025
With the start of the new financial year, today marks the first step in the AEMC’s staged reform of the Market Price Cap, with it rising to $20,300/MWh...
Triple C conditions (cold, calm and cloudy) across the NEM last Thursday evening 26th June 2025
Carl Daley examines the underlying conditions and outcomes that occurred last Thursday evening, the 26th of June.
East coast low brings challenging conditions for start of July in 2025
The weather forecasts are alerting to the formation of an East Coast Low this week. The low is expected to sit just off the eastern cost of Australia,...
Evening volatility on Friday 27th June 2025
Another run of energy spot price volatility occurred on Friday 27th June 2025.
How low did it go? NEM-wide wind production in recent days
We've already noted the ‘New all-time record for NEM-wide wind, on Monday 23rd June 2025’. But how low did wind production drop, on Thursday 26th June 2025?
Next steps in two big market changes (in terms of transparency)
Worth a short note today (Friday 27th June 2025) to note the publication of MN127877 – which references two market changes that will improve market transparency for all...