Still watching the market (in between other preparations) we noted this emailed alert from the ez2view ‘Notifications’ widget noting a trip of BW03 unit immediately prior to the 16:10 dispatch interval (NEM time) on Wednesday 5th March 2025:
No time to look further, but here’s a quick snapshot of live NEM mainland frequency (measured at 100 milli-seconds, though this chart truncates a bit):
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.
The publication by AGL Energy of the short note about the transformer incident (and injured worker) at Liddell unit 3 yesterday prompted me to have a quick look, following on from the volatility this week.
Prior to the Brisbane session of the Nelson Review Panel (on Thu 29th May 2025) we take a look at Dispatch Error in the 16:15 dispatch interval on Monday 26th May 2025 to see who supported frequency, and who drove it the wrong direction (outside of the NOFB).
The framework we used to analyse the extent to which coal-fired power is “dependable” in the Generator Report Card, and the extent to which it’s been changing.
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