In the fourth instalment of this ongoing case study, Dan Lee maps the locations and contributions of the semi-scheduled units that contributed to the +861MW Aggregate Raw Off-Target that occurred on the afternoon of...
A short note to mark the Reliability Panel's annual review of market performance which covers system reliability, security, and safety over the 2021-22 FY - which includes the June 2022 market suspension.
A just-announced AEMO market notice has declared a temporary suspension of the NSW market.
Following last night's market volatility, QLD's total demand is currently forecast to go beyond its highest recorded point.
A short article to note the AEMO's release of the 2023 GSOO today and the subsequent media coverage.
Dan outlines why capacity factor is becoming an increasingly blunt metric for comparing unit performance, and begins unpacking the technical, operational, and commercial factors that need to be considered when assessing generator performance.
Dan Lee provides this write-up of a recent study tour to Timor-Leste and reflects on lessons learned about how the transition is affecting developing nations.
Dan Lee tracks the demand forecasts against the actual outcome in QLD last Friday afternoon. The final result was as much as ∼1,000MW lower than the maximum forecast of demand published by the AEMO,...
With demand beginning to rise sharply output at Queensland's four wind farms has been muted so far this afternoon.
The RERT has been dispatched for 5:30PM this afternoon in Queensland
QLD may be down 200MW of available generation with record demand currently being forecast for late this afternoon.
An AEMO market notice from yesterday afternoon declares that an extra 50MW has been made available on the QNI interconnector.
Our fourth article looking forward to this Friday afternoon (3rd February 2023) in the Queensland region, where successive AEMO STPASA forecast data is showing considerable variability about what peak demand might be for the...
Dan Lee uses our hot-off-the-press GSD2022 to examine the Q4 revenue figures that Genex Power recently released for Jemalong Solar Farm.
A short note marking today's release of the AEMO's QED for Q4 2022 and the subsequent media coverage thus far.
A release from the AER states that SA's Minister for Energy and Mining has triggered the RRO (and hence MLO) in South Australia for Q1 2026.
In light of recent events, Dan Lee does some digging to find historical incidences of islandings and transmission tower failures.
Close to $31.5M of revenue was generated in the FCAS markets in SA over the seven days that the region was frequency separated from the rest of the NEM. This follow-on from Allan O’Neil’s...
An email alert notified me of a sudden drop in wind and solar generation (primarily in VIC and SA) at around 3pm this afternoon.
Last week the AEMO released a preliminary report into the trip of the South East – Tailem Bend 275 kV line that caused SA to be islanded from the rest of the NEM for...