Sharp mainland frequency drop, with trip of CPP_4 on Sunday evening 26th October 2025

Quite topical, given these ‘Two *big concerns* that we urge the Nelson Review panel to (re)consider (with respect to Invisible Responses) following review of the Draft Report’ – was the sharp drop in mainland frequency observed in our higher-speed monitoring (i.e. at 0.1 second cadence):

2025-10-26-at-18-39-NEM-MainlandFrequency

This drop in frequency was shortly followed (when the next Dispatch Interval rolled around) with this ‘Notification’ widget alert from ez2view to show that the Callide C4 unit had tripped from 420MW in the 5 minutes to 18:36 (NEM time) on Sunday evening 26th October 2025:

2025-10-26-at-18-36-ez2view-Notification-CPP4-trip

 

That’s all for now…


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.

1 Comment on "Sharp mainland frequency drop, with trip of CPP_4 on Sunday evening 26th October 2025"

  1. Statement on Callide Power Station availability – Updated
    27 Oct 2025
    Updated at 5.15pm
    https://www.csenergy.com.au/news/statement-on-callide-power-station-availability

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