In the prior article we noted the tripping of four separate units (three at Yallourn – possibly due to some network issues). So we’ve guessed which-sat-where in the time-series frequency trace.
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.
Partly prompted by a comment yesterday from a WattClarity reader (Liam), and powered by ‘next day public’ data, we take a look at Yallourn Power Station on Tuesday 12th November 2024.
It’s fitting to book-end the week with a look at frequency performance overnight (into Saturday 31st May 2025) with two coal unit outages in NSW overnight to see what happened in terms of more ‘old style’ frequency disruption.
A brief (and back-dated) article pointing to the confidential “safety net” agreement struck between the VIC Govt and EnergyAustralia to keep Yallourn Power Station operational until mid-2028.
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