AEMO notes cancellation of forecast LOR3 for NSW on Tuesday 26th November 2024
On Wednesday afternoon, the AEMO notes that the Forecast LOR3 condition (for NSW on Tuesday 26th Nov 2024) is cancelled ... but only just.
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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.
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An inter-regional interconnector refers to *the whole of* the transmission path between RRNs
We already noted this a few times recently, but we thought it would be worth separating out as its own article under the ‘Energy Literacy’ category, as it’s likely we’ll be referring back to...
AEMO updates forecast LOR3 for NSW on Tuesday 26th November 2024 (less severe)
AEMO's latest update at 10:00 (NEM time) on Wednesday 20th November 2024 in MN120702 shows the forecast severity of LOR3 (i.e. load shedding) in NSW on Tuesday 26th Nov 2024 has dropped (but not...
Bayswater Unit 4 begins to return to service – Wednesday morning 20th November 2024
Given forecasts for early next week in NSW, it’s some welcome news to see that the BW04 unit has commenced its return to service process.
AEMO publishes ‘Request for Generator Recall Information for the period from 25/11/2024 to 26/11/2024 for NSW Region’
Things are not currently* looking rosy for the NSW region early next week ... so it's no surprise to see AEMO asking (on Wednesday morning 20th Nov 2024) for generator recall information.
Frequency drop coincident with trip of Callide C3 unit, on Wednesday morning 20th November 2024
A short note to flag the apparent trip of Callide C3 just prior to 06:35 (NEM time) on Wednesday 20th November 2024.
Updated forecast for LOR3 for Tuesday 26th November 2024 grows more severe
AEMO’s MN120671 forecast LOR3 was published at 15:33 NEM time on Tuesday 19th November 2024 – so it’s worth noting that ~7 hours later, MN120698 was published – with a deeper forecast LOR3 highlighted.
AEMO MT PASA update on 19th November 2024 notes Low Reserve Conditions for NSW and Victoria for summer 2024-25
On Tuesday morning 19th November 2024 the AEMO MN120612 warns of forecast Low Reserve Conditions for summer 2024-25 in both NSW and Victoria.
AEMO updates forecast LOR2 for NSW for Monday 25th November 2024
At 04:05 on Tue 19th November 2024 the AEMO published MN120652 noting a forecast LOR2 condition for NSW for Monday 25th November 2024.
Evening volatility in QLD and NSW on Monday 18th November 2024
A short record of some evening volatility in QLD and NSW on Monday evening 18th November 2024 ... with the ‘N-MNYS_5_WG_CLOSE’ constraint set a familiar factor.
A question about (currently) planned outages for Eraring Power Station through until (currently planned closure) in August 2027
It's roughly 6 months since the decision was made to extend the life of Eraring Power Station. I've had a question for a while, but have only had time to look now - what...
Burst of volatility in QLD and NSW, on Friday evening 15th November 2024
A very quick record of evening volatility in QLD and NSW on Friday 15th November 2024.
With YWPS1 and LYA2 back online, Victorian directions for System Strength cancelled
On Friday morning 15th November 2024 we see the return to service of both YWPS1 and LYA2 - coincident with the cancellation of Victorian directions for System Strength.
Why the directions (to 4 units) with 6 coal-fired units still online in Victoria?
We (and others) wondered, why the direction (especially for 4 units) to replace the System Strength from the ‘missing’ coal units?
Loy Yang A2 joins three other coal units in VIC offline
We’ve only just published ‘AEMO directs 4 units on in Victoria, to cover System Strength shortfall’ … noting that, at that time, there were 3 coal units in Victoria offline. Our ‘Notifications’ widget in...
AEMO directs 4 units on in Victoria, to cover System Strength shortfall
On Thursday morning 14th November 2024, the AEMO has directed 4 different units to operate, to cover a potential system strength shortfall in the Victorian region.
Today’s significant ‘Market Demand’ drop in NSW (and a smaller one in QLD) not forecast in advance
We earlier noted this ‘Significant (-786MW) drop in NSW demand, on Wednesday 13th November 2024’ … and, in response, a reader (KC) asked a question that inspired this article.
Drop in mainland frequency on Wednesday afternoon 13th November 2024
A short article on Wednesday afternoon, 13th November 2024 with this snapshot highlighting a drop in frequency on the mainland.
Significant (-786MW) drop in NSW demand, on Wednesday 13th November 2024
The ‘Notifications’ widget in one of our copies of ez2view triggered an alert that we’ve not seen all that often at all, flagging a 786MW drop in ‘Market Demand’ in the period from 10:25...
A quick look at Yallourn unit operations, on Tuesday 12th November 2024
Partly prompted by a comment yesterday from a WattClarity reader (Liam), and powered by 'next day public' data, we take a look at Yallourn Power Station on Tuesday 12th November 2024.