Price volatility in SA on August 1, 2023
Light winds and a constrained interconnector contributed to elevated prices on 1 August 2023.
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Mid-July update on repairs on Callide C3 and C4 cooling tower
A quick note on WattClarity to tie in an update (earlier this month) from CS Energy on the rebuild of the cooling tower for Callide C3 and C4.
Engineering the transition and control of electricity
Kate Summers gave the keynote address for the "System and market design for a high renewables future" session at the CEC's Clean Energy Summit earlier this week. This...
Let’s talk about Inertia
Inertia is an important concept to understand as the technology mix in the NEM evolves during the energy transition. In this article, Jonathon Dyson talks about the importance...
After the storm: Looking at Q2 2023 price trends, one year on from an Energy Crisis
One year on from a market-wide suspension, Dan Lee provides a review of Q2 prices for 2023 so that we can examine some of the longer-term price trends.
Operations of coal-fired generators (Vales Point, and Eraring?) extended in NSW
Friday 14th July 2023 sees some media articles and commentary about several coal-fired generators running longer than previously thought, as the energy transition hits some speed bumps.
Peak production from Wind Farms across the NEM blasts past prior all-time record Friday evening 7th July 2023
A quick look at the new all-time record for wind production, NEMwide, on Friday evening 7th July 2023
Will we see new ‘All-Time-Max’ wind across the NEM on Saturday morning 8th July 2023?
Looks like we're ramping up to a new all-time maximum for NEM-wide wind production ... perhaps?
Mid-afternoon prices elevated with modest wind and modest solar
A quick look at elevated prices mid afternoon on Monday 3rd July 2023.
From the outside looking in: Checking back in with the NEM via Australian Energy Week 2023 coverage
After having had an extended break abroad, the coverage from last week's AEW event provided a unique opportunity to check back in with the energy market from an...
NEM-wide wind production record broken twice last weekend. New record as of Sunday 25th of June 2023
It appears that the NEM-wide wind production record was broken again, and then again, over the weekend. A quick look at wind output for each region to see...
A run of high prices seen in SA this morning Wednesday 28th June 2023
Earlier LOR conditions forecast for SA this morning did not eventuate to an actual, but the region was hit with a short run of price spikes.
LOR3 forecast flickers on and off for South Australia for tomorrow evening 27th of June 2023
A brief summary of how the LOR forecast for South Australia tomorrow evening (and later in the week) has evolved throughout today.
Increasing curtailment of Wind and Solar across the NEM
With Q2 drawing to a close, we're gearing up to produce GenInsights Quarterly Update for this quarter. Timely to look back at Q1 at what was reported about...
AEMO (oscillating in) forecasting LOR2 in South Australia on Tuesday 27th June 2023
AEMO is currently forecasting LOR2 for South Australia next week.
Prices up in the mid-afternoon on Thursday 22nd June 2023 (a rare instance – with solar generation lower)
A quick article recording what's an increasingly rare occurrence ... high prices in mid-afternoon.
Evening volatility in QLD and NSW on Wed 21st June 2023
A quick report on some market volatility in QLD and NSW on Wednesday 21st June 2023.
A cold evening drives NEM-wide demand high, and IRPM low, on Tuesday 20th June 2023
The 'Australian Energy Week' conference this week in Melbourne, and the NEM this evening has given a real-time example of some energy transition challenges.
What happened to the ‘N::N_DTKV_2’ constraint equation leading to whiplash on VIC1-NSW1 interconnector on Sunday 18th June 2023
A second short article (this one with the benefit of 'next day public' data) looking at the whiplash on VIC1-NSW1 on Sunday 18th June 2023.
Industrial Action at Longford
On Monday 19th June the AEMO published a Market Notice relating to Industrial Action at Longford.