Yallourn unit 3 back offline again

Posted by Paul McArdleWednesday 16th June 2021  7:59 AM   Topic: 2021 – 11th June – flooding at Yallourn mine, Winter 2021 in the NEM

Late yesterday I noted how the situation at Yallourn was more complex than we had been initially thinking, so it was no surprise to see Yallourn unit 3 come back offline early this morning to conserve dwindling fuel supplies:

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Above is the ‘Unit Dashboard’ widget from ez2view v9 (latest pre-release) that shows:

1)  Rebid received by AEMO at 00:33 with the decision to take the unit offline; and

2)  Unit offline just after 02:00 this morning.

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Paul McArdle
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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