Yesterday we noted some strange (apparent) output pattern implied in SCADA data for Millmerran 2 (on Fri 9th Oct 2026). Today we take a closer look at what appears to be a SCADA Data Glitch, via 'next day public' data.
Last article today – and a short and cryptic one – which follows a bit of ‘show and tell’ with a customer late today - about strange forecasts (in P30 predispatch) for NSW on Saturday evening 10th October and Sunday morning 11th October 2026.
Earlier this morning (Fri 9th Oct 2026) we documented a 512MW (or ~9%) drop in demand in QLD. A few hours later – at the 10:25 dispatch interval (NEM time) – we recorded a 426MW drop in ‘Market Demand’ in VIC.
An ez2view client and avid WattClarity reader was fast off the mark with a tip to look at Waratah BESS - which (via charging at the time) contributed to the price spike in QLD and NSW.
We’ve already observed some ‘Elevated prices (in QLD and NSW) on Friday morning 9th October 2026 … and then SA a little later’. Later on in the morning we noticed several coincident (or possibly related?) events in QLD.
My ‘elevated prices’ alerts have been quiet for a lengthy period (apart from the odd spikes for FCAS in Tasmania). So a string of alerts for prices > $500/MWh in QLD and NSW, and later SA (on Fri 9th Oct 2026) are worth noting.
My ez2view Mobile App alert triggered, to let me know that there’d been a significant drop in ‘Market Demand’ in the NSW region (down 622MW in the 12:40 dispatch interval Wednesday 7th October 2026).
As has been the case for many years, a number of us will be attending All Energy Conference and Exhibition in 3 weeks in Melbourne (Wed 28th and Thu 29th Oct 2026). Will we see you there?
Sophie’s article on RenewEconomy drew our attention to the fact that Offshore Wind Victoria had recently published this 12-page glossy about ‘Victoria offshore wind auction – Australian-fires Request for Proposal now open’.
The latest MT PASA results, published today (Tuesday 6th October 2026) show no Low Reserve Conditions forecast.
Given that the fire onsite ‘destroyed Tungatinah Power Station’ (to quote Hydro Tasmania) it will surprise noone that today (Mon 5th Oct 2026) Hydro Tasmania has updated the MT PASA DUID Availability data for the station to show a more staggered (and much longer) return-to-service...
We’ve already written 3 articles about the earlier-than-expected start to the long (mostly) planned outage of Loy Yang A1 early in the morning of Monday 7th September 2026. In this article (part 4 in the series) we take a first look at widespread voltage fluctuations.
Over recent weeks we’ve seen a number of warnings about what’s in store for summer 2026-27 in the NEM, so we take a first look.
A short article for Monday 5th October 2026, with this snapshot from two widgets in ez2view highlighting two points that spiked my interest in Origin’s Eraring Power Station, in the coming weeks
An article on RenewEconomy (with respect to MacIntyre Wind Farm construction/commissioning delays) prompts us to have a look, over the past 26 months to 4th October 2026.
It’s worth noting that AEMO published MN145449 at 12:37 on Friday 2nd October 2026 to report on other developments on the other main link into South Australia
On Thursday 1st October 2026, energy minister (Chris Bowen) notes that the expansion to the SRES scheme (from 100kW to 1MW) goes live today.
I thought this was worth a separate post – given that the focus is much longer-dated testing schedule (current plan) for Project Energy Connect.
Today is Thursday 1st October 2026 which means that there are a number of milestones achieved today with respect to the NEM – including Project Energy Connect going live.
Yesterday (Tue 29th Sept 2026) we saw a little of PEC Stage 2 in predispatch. Today (Wed 30th Sept 2026) we saw more.