The Stanwell Power Station coal units are some of the best performing coal units in the NEM … which is what made this full-load trip on Thursday 27th August 2026 just prior to 12:00 unusual:
Image above from ez2view Mobile App (which we continue to develop).
Here’s a quick record of the live frequency trace back the past ~15 minutes, showing the effect of this trip from 364MW:
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.
We don’t know what happened, yet – just wanted to flag the significant frequency drop here this evening so readers don’t think it was ‘just’ a data glitch.
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