Yallourn unit 3 re-joins Yallourn unit 1 back online

Posted by Paul McArdle Tuesday, June 15 2021 Topic: 2021 – 11th June – flooding at Yallourn mine, Winter 2021 in the NEM

On Friday I speculated about possible impact of flooding on Yallourn power station, and on Saturday was able to confirm by referencing more data.  In that second article I noted how Yallourn had down to only one unit (YWPS1) over the weekend to conserve coal.

We noted this ‘EnergyAustralia statement on the Yallourn mine’ published yesterday, Monday 14th June 2021.

This morning I see in ez2view that there are now two units online … with YWPS3 re-joining YWPS1 in the mix.  Here’s a snapshot of the ‘Station Details’ widget from 06:50 morning of the whole station:

2021-06-15-at-06-50-ez2view-YALLOURN

This is how YWPS1 has operated (using the ‘Unit Dashboard’ widget) from 06:45:

2021-06-15-at-06-45-ez2view-YWPS1

We can only see generator bids up until the 04:00 dispatch interval this morning as they are for yesterday’s market day and ‘next day public’.  Here’s the same ‘Unit Dashboard’ widget view, switched to YWPS3:

2021-06-15-at-06-45-ez2view-YWPS3-RTS

This might seem to suggest that the ‘limited mining activity’ (discussed in the media release from EnergyAustralia yesterday) is managing to supply fresh coal to replenish the unit bunkers?

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Paul was one of the founders of Global-Roam in February 2000. He is currently the CEO of the company and the principal author of WattClarity. Writing for WattClarity has become a natural extension of his work in understanding the electricity market, enabling him to lead the team in developing better software for clients. Before co-founding the company, Paul worked as a Mechanical Engineer for the Queensland Electricity Commission in the early 1990s. He also gained international experience in Japan, the United States, Canada, the UK, and Argentina as part of his ES Cornwall Memorial Scholarship.

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