Browsing through various units and thought I’d post this trend from the 4-second data for both Berrybank Wind Farm 1 and Berrybank Wind Farm 2 in Victoria on Tuesday 13th February 2024 in the 4-second data:
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1 Commenton "Berrybank Wind Farms 1&2 in the 4-second data on Tuesday 13th February 2024"
From the market data, Berrybank 2’s ups and downs are clearly constraint driven (like Moorabool WF), although it was persistently below target output (by up to 10-15%) between 11:00 and 13:00.
On the other hand Berrybank 1’s availability dropped to low levels then to zero in the half hour following the main event and stayed there for all but a couple of DIs until about 20:00 when it recovered.
From the market data, Berrybank 2’s ups and downs are clearly constraint driven (like Moorabool WF), although it was persistently below target output (by up to 10-15%) between 11:00 and 13:00.
On the other hand Berrybank 1’s availability dropped to low levels then to zero in the half hour following the main event and stayed there for all but a couple of DIs until about 20:00 when it recovered.