(Belatedly noting that) Millmerran unit 1 came back online on Wed 31st January 2024
Millmerran 1 came back online Wednesday morning 31st January 2024, as per the outage schedule.
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Tarong unit 2 back online, after forced outage because of tube leak (~1 week earlier than planned)
Tarong unit 2 came back online late Thursday evening 1st February 2024 ... a week earlier than noted in the outage schedule when it came offline.
NEM-wide demand has been quite low through summer 2023-24 (at least to date)
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Final report ‘Review of the Integrated System Plan’ for the Ministerial Council
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Federal Court rules about Callide C – independent investigation authorised
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Evening volatility in QLD and NSW on Monday 29th January 2024
A quick note about volatility in QLD and NSW on Monday evening 29th January 2024
AEMO briefly forecasts LOR3 (i.e. load shedding) in QLD on Thu 1st Feb 2024
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Evening volatility in QLD and NSW on Sunday 28th January 2024
A short record of a burst of volatility in QLD and NSW on Sunday evening 28th January 2024.
QLD ‘Market Demand’ reaches 10,210MW on Sat 27th Jan 2024, and looks set to climb further
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Forecast evening demand for QLD falling away for Thu 27th Jan 2024
An afternoon update (16:05) of the forecasts for QLD this evening, Sat 27th Jan 2024
AEMO updates – has contracted RERT and *may* dispatch, on Sat 27th Jan 2024
AEMO's 2nd Market Notice (on Sat 27th Jan 2024) about possible dispatch of RERT (Reserve Trader) on Saturday 27th Jan 2024
A handy reminder from the BOM about why QLD is feeling so hot – on Saturday 27th January 2024
A timely reminder from the BOM of why 'Apparent Temperature' can be significantly higher than 'Actual Temperature' ... such as across QLD on Saturday 27th Jan 2024 (and also Mon 22nd Jan 2024).
AEMO announces intention to commence RERT negotiations in QLD–on Saturday 27th January 2024
The AEMO has announced intention to negotiate for RERT (Reserve Trader) in a very hot QLD for possible dispatch later on Saturday 27th January 2024.
AEMO forecasts impressive evening demand in QLD on Saturday 27th Jan 2024 (middle of a 3-day weekend)
A late morning look at AEMO's forecasts for Saturday evening 27th January 2024.
Evening burst of volatility in (QLD and) NSW on Friday 26th January 2024
A short article to record some evening volatility in NSW (and briefly QLD) on Friday 26th January 2024
AEMO’s forecasts for higher ‘Market Demand’ in NSW on Thursday evening 25th January 2024 don’t materialise
A quick look-back on the what was forecast, and what actually happened, for 'Market Demand' in NSW on Thursday 25th Jan 2024.
First output at Tallawarra B
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Record of ‘trip to house load’ (TTHL) at Tarong unit 4 yesterday
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Tarong unit 2 has come offline as previously signalled … slightly earlier than planned (but only after the massive demand peak)
Closing the loop following earlier articles about TARONG#2 as one of two 'units to watch', confirming the unit's come offline to fix a tube leak.
Millmerran unit 1 came offline as planned … but only after the massive demand peak
After the heat (and high demand) had subsided in QLD on Monday 22nd Jan 2024, Millmerran Unit 1 outage began - as had been previously telegraphed.