Curtailment of rooftop PV occurring in South Australia on Saturday 19th November 2022
A short article to record the curtailment of rooftop PV underway in South Australia on Saturday 19th November 2022.
Articles by Paul McArdle
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.
Before co-founding the company, Paul worked as a Mechanical Engineer for the Queensland Electricity Commission in the early 1990s. He also gained international experience in Japan, the United States, Canada, the UK, and Argentina as part of his ES Cornwall Memorial Scholarship.
(Clarification that) there was curtailment of Rooftop PV in South Australia on Monday 14th November 2022 … but nothing (so far) today
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(belatedly) one year on from Five Minute Settlement
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Volatility in South Australia on Thursday afternoon 17th November 2022
With low wind production in South Australia on Thursday 17th November, limited import capability and curtailment of rooftop PV, the price has spiked on Thursday afternoon
Curtailment of distributed PV occurring in South Australia on Thursday 17th November 2022
Once again this week we see (today, Thursday 17th November 2022) the AEMO taking action to curtail rooftop PV in South Australia to keep the system stable whilst...
Curtailment of distributed PV is occurring in South Australia on Wednesday 16th November 2022
Same as yesterday, today (Wed 16th Nov 2022) sees curtailment of distributed PV occurring in South Australia.
Dispatch of the market’s more complex at present … with SA on its own island (and TAS still in pieces)
One of the side-effects of the transmission issues in South Australia and Tasmania is a (much) more complex dispatch process - with NEMDE file creation times slowing down...
Curtailment of distributed PV is occurring in South Australia on Tuesday 15th November 2022
On Tuesday 15th November 2022 we see curtailment of distributed PV has been underway since this morning.
A quick review of the sequence of events in SA immediately around the islanding on Saturday 12th November 2022
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Run of volatility in Tasmania on Monday morning 14th November 2022
A run of volatility lasting several hours in Tasmania on Monday morning 14th November.
Case Study of the ‘N::N_UTRV_2’ constraint equation – Friday 28th October 2022
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Too much rooftop PV in South Australia, not enough controllability – on Sunday 13th November 2022
6th article today, with some hints that AEMO and SA Power Networks are facing challenges in controlling the South Australian grid on Sunday 13th November 2022, after the...
ElectraNet update at midday on Sunday 13th November 2022
Electranet have posted a short update in the middle of the day, Sunday 13th November 2022.
Looking forward into the week ahead in SA … living on the island
A first look forward to the week ahead in South Australia, to what's forecast in the market at a high level (using an ez2view trend widget).
First night of living on an island … with SA disconnected from the rest of the NEM
Third article for Sunday 13th November 2022 - this one taking a quick look at some pricing activity in the ENERGY market overnight.
Curtailment of rooftop PV underway in South Australia
A short initial article to note that curtailment of distributed PV is underway in South Australia under processes previously established by the AEMO.
ElectraNet tweets about tower damage near Tailem Bend (out for a week)
Second article in a growing series about the islanding of South Australia from Saturday 12th November 2022.
South Australia islanded (and ~80,000 without power), on Saturday 12th November 2022 (and until Friday 18th Nov 2022)
An initial article with the islanding of the South Australian region on Saturday evening, 12th November 2022.
ESB releases Directions Paper with respect to Transmission Access Reform
Also today (Thursday 10th November 2022) the ESB has released a Directions Paper on Transmission Access Reform - including suggestions for both Investment Timeframe and Operational Timeframe.
Origin Energy (perhaps) to be acquired and broken apart?
A short article about Origin Energy's announcement today.