A short note to flag the apparent trip of Callide C3 just prior to 06:35 (NEM time) on Wednesday 20th November 2024, as captured in this alert from the ‘Notifications’ widget inside of ez2view at the time:
A quick reference back to our live and high-speed frequency window for the mainland NEM (from readings in Brisbane) show the effect of the trip in a drop in frequency:
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.
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To provide some more colour about what’s been happening on Thursday 17th October 2024, here’s a snapshot of NEM Mainland frequency at 15:07 (NEM time) looking back only 15 minutes.
Understanding the FCAS response by all generators when a unit trips in the NEM. A detailed look at the Loy Yang A unit trip in December 2017 and the contribution of the Hornsdale Power Reserve.
On Friday 17th May, CS Energy posted a video on YouTube showing a timelapse camera view of some of the repair process for Callide C4. This will be of interest to some WattClarity readers.
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