Loy Yang A2 returns to service on Tuesday 24th December 2019

Posted by Paul McArdle Tuesday, December 24 2019 Topic: Summer 2019-20 in the NEM

Given that it is much awaited, worth a short note here today to show that Loy Yang A2 has returned to service today (InitialMW at 80MW for the 11:00 dispatch interval NEM time):

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Just in time for the next wave of heat heading towards the southern half of the NEM.  Here’s the current view of this 14-day trend view from ez2view online:

2019-12-24-at-11-45-ez2view-Trend-VIC14days

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