A short record, with this snapshot from NEMwatch at 07:30 on Monday 15th April 2024, of some elevated prices in VIC and SA with very low wind production in SA (<50MW) and VIC (<100MW) and with autumn solar harvest not yet ramped up:
This is the one of the various types of events that might be referenced later in GenInsights Quarterly Update for 2024 Q2 (when we start compiling that in about 3 months time).
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.
In what seems (to me) to be an extraordinary measure, AEMO speaks directly to the operators of Wind and Solar assets in the NEM, asking them to update the AEMO on the high-temperature limitations of their plant. How did it come to this?…
An unexpected network outage in the south-east of South Australia restricts supplies from Victoria at a time of low wind supply in South Australia and results in the dispatch price spiking to $14,200/MWh from 11:30 and oscillating for the afternoon
With AEMO forecasting LOR3 (i.e. load shedding) in NSW for periods of time on Monday 16th December 2024, in this WattClarity article we take a first look. More to come *as time permits* (and as situations change, etc…).
1 Commenton "Low wind production on Monday morning 15th April 2024"
SA the wind -eading state, burning diesel, not the first time lately.
Its all over Red Rover, check out Germany and GB to see our future, importing power and deindustrializing hand over fist.
So are we, although does anyone dare to keep a count of the energy-intensive firms that have folded?
And we can’t import from anyone, not until the Sun Cable is operating.