No surprise, given everything that is going on and this prognosis, to see the AEMO note this:
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MARKET NOTICE
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From : AEMO
To : NEMITWEB1
Creation Date : 13/06/2022 13:53:54
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Notice ID : 97083
Notice Type ID : MARKET INTERVENTION
Notice Type Description : Reserve Contract / Direction / Instruction
Issue Date : 13/06/2022
External Reference : INTENTION TO IMPLEMENT an AEMO INTERVENTION EVENT WITH RERT
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Reason :
AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE.
AEMO Intervention Event, Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader (RERT) – QLD1 Region – 13/06/2022
Refer to AEMO Electricity Market Notice no. 97080.
AEMO has entered into a reserve contract and may implement a AEMO Intervention Event by dispatching that reserve contract to maintain the power system in a Reliable operating state during the following period of time;
17:30 to 21:00 hrs 13/06/2022
If reserve is required, the period of activation or dispatch will be within this period, but may not be for all the entire period.
AEMO will issue a further advice if the reserve contract is dispatched/activated.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
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END OF REPORT
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Given the size of the possible load shedding under LOR3, I’m surprised that it’s only one reserve contract (though others may be in the works).
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