Two units at Tarong come offline Wednesday morning 28th Feb 2024 … not planned in advance

A quick note to record that Wednesday morning between 09:00 and 10:00 Tarong Unit 1 and then Tarong Unit 2 have both come offline from close to minimum load, only 15 minutes apart in time:

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This was captured in the email alerts configured in the ‘Notifications’ widget within ez2view, as shown above.

A quick reference to the ‘Generator Outages’ widget in ez2view at the 09:50 dispatch interval shows it was not planned in advance:

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I presume they have just tripped, and will be back online shortly … but does add another ‘interesting’ variable in relation to the tight supply-demand balance forecast for NSW and QLD tomorrow (Thursday 29th February 2024).


About the Author

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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