How did Cyclone Alfred impact electricity demand?
By day-end on the Friday the 7th demand levels were down more than 40% in the Gold Coast. Other areas were also impacted.
By day-end on the Friday the 7th demand levels were down more than 40% in the Gold Coast. Other areas were also impacted.
We thank the Clean Energy Council for the opportunity to share insights into revenue trends, cost trends, and analysis of upcoming changes for units operating in the NEM.
AWEFS and ASEFS dispatch availability forecast systems experienced what looks to be an outage and we uncover how the 'SCADA' origin filled the gap.
The notice informs us that an update to the Yass overload trip scheme means it is now managing flows on lines 990, 991 and 970 132kV in both...
This article reviews regulation FCAS costs in 2024, relative to maximum capacity, and uncovers drivers behind high non-scheduled unit costs.
The introduction of frequency performance payments in 2025 changes how costs of regulating frequency are quantified and allocated. This article inspects historical trends in regulation FCAS enablement levels...
The faster-moving nature of the FM, with the introduction of FPP, removes predictability in the indicator for frequency performance.
Full financial operation commences 8 June 2025.
The implementation of the Primary frequency response incentive arrangements rule is driving change in how system frequency is controlled and paid-for. The changes stem from how the NEM...
The NEM operates at a frequency of 50 hertz (Hz) which means the alternating current should cycle 50 times a second between positive and negative voltage.
Seeking indications of possible performance at solar sites announced in the CIS tender of 2024, we inspect statistics of nearby solar farms using the GSD2024.
Using the latest GSD – GSD2024 – we take the opportunity to reflect on FCAS enablement and how enabled levels are changing between technology types.
Inspecting unit data at Willogoleche Wind Farm to ascertain drivers of the outage on 4th of February, 2025.
Units typically cut over to their BDU counterpart in 2 weeks once the BDU was registered.
We understand how the solar farm units received targets of 0 MW, when the constraint appears to simply limit the inverter count to 100.
ez2view widgets support quick understanding of the latest declaration of low reserve conditions for VIC in 2025.
A 2024 review of the trend in the very fast FCAS services captures enablements, availabilities and costs.
It was captured by a keen eyed reader, that the distribution of mainland grid frequency in recent times now exhibits cat ears.
Reserve levels and curtailment estimates of November 27 indicate looming transmission challenges for the future.
SA Government has requested that two recently mothballed diesel power stations be eligible for provision of emergency reserves.