Looking back at Tuesday 13th February 2024 there's consistently large aggregate under-performance (compared to Target) across all Semi-Scheduled units in the NEM through daylight hours. The reason for the increased procurement of Regulation Raise.
It's Friday evening 23rd Feb 2024 and spot prices are bouncing around like crazy.
A short article with demand in QLD above 10,000MW
Demand is climbing in both NSW and QLD regions on Friday afternoon 23rd February, off the back of hot weather.
A short article sharing the trend of 4-second data for Berrybank 1 and Berrybank 2 Wind Farms on Tue 13th Feb 2024.
A very short article containing the 14-hour view of 4-second data for Moorabool Wind Farm on Tue 13th Feb 2024.
Curiosity (part triggered by some conversations I noticed on social media) drove me to have a look at the implied ROCDOWN in the AEMO 4-second data for the 5 facilities (10 DUIDs) involved in...
Good to see Waubra Wind Farm restarting this morning (Fri 23rd Feb 2024) after spending the night offline with bushfires in the area.
At 18:00 (NEM time) on Thu 22nd Feb 2024 the Waubra Wind Farm, which was trending downwards with the wind, dropped to 0MW. Bushfires are in the area and there is a 'Leave Now'...
On Thursday 22nd February 2024 the NEMwide demand has reached well above 32,000MW.
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm, along with some other large wind farms, is constrained off in Victoria on Thursday 22nd February 2024.
Victorian 'Market Demand' today (9,260MW at 15:40) is the highest we've seen since 31st January 2020 ... just over 4 years ago.
AEMO declares credible contingency possible with respect to transmission in South Australia, due to bushfires.
A hot afternoon in VIC and TAS, with bushfires in both states, is driving volatility on Thursday 22nd February 2024
A quick record of some evening volatility in South Australia on Wednesday evening 21st February 2024
This is a first 'deeper dive' into AEMO data (both 4-second SCADA data and in the EMMS via ez2view) to see what's visible able Stockyard Hill Wind Farm on Tuesday 13th February 2024.
AEMO points to the TransGrid document from Wed 14th Feb 2024 'NSW Synchronous Generation - interim advice for System Normal requirement'.
A short article using NEMwatch to record the start of spot price volatility in QLD and NSW at 17;55 on Tuesday 20th February 2024.
Following the review of bidding in VIC on Tue 13th Feb 2024, this review of the 4-second data for VIC on the day reveals another 28 Observations/Questions to explore later.
Some things in the AEMO's Preliminary Operating Incident Report that stood out to me, and which will assist in our further investigations on WattClarity.