Three price spikes in the QLD region on Saturday 10th April 2021 help to remind us that how increasingly dependent we are on various machinations of the weather (including, on these occasions, cloud cover...
Following a number of requests from our clients, we are pleased to note that a GSD2020 Data Extract is now available.
It's taken a while to find the time - but today I'm posting this next analytical piece (Part 3) that seeks to understand what happened on Sunday 24th January 2021 with the NEM-wide SCADA...
A short article this afternoon to link through to the Preliminary Report published by the AEMO, looking into what happened in South Australia last Friday (12th March 2021).
Two months ago prices spiked in QLD on a Sunday afternoon when AEMO lost SCADA data feed. One month ago AEMO published a preliminary report. In the background we have been taking a look...
In what's become a fairly regular occurrence the past couple months, the price spiked in QLD for a single dispatch interval as the sun was setting.
A different type of market notice today (speaking of potential curtailment of embedded generation in South Australia) points to the future ... accelerated by Heywood repairs in this instance.
A shorter article - thinking more about the future, prompted by one of the factors that contributed to the price volatility seen in South Australia on Friday 12th March 2021
Prices have (finally!) subsided, so here's an initial review of what I can see about what happened in South Australia on Friday evening 12th March 2021. Apologies for mistakes (it's rushed, there will be...
The price has spiked in South Australia this evening (Fri 12th March 2021). Here's Part 1...
This morning the AEMC has published its final rule focused on clarifying how Semi-Scheduled generators should follow dispatch targets - including in dispatch intervals where prices are negative, and some had been unexpectedly switching...
A brief (and back-dated) article pointing to the confidential “safety net” agreement struck between the VIC Govt and EnergyAustralia to keep Yallourn Power Station operational until mid-2028.
AEMO Market Notice 83206 today notifies the broader market of the rectification work on the Heywood transmission (damaged 13 months ago) to be conducted from Friday morning this week.
Two initial thoughts, following EnergyAustralia's announcement that they will close Yallourn Power Station four years earlier than initially planned (mid-2028).
Here's three key insights to listen for this Thursday ... when Marcelle Gannon speaks at the CEC's Large-Scale Solar (virtual) Forum.
Prompted by several different conversations offline in early 2021, I've taken a quick look at what have been traded volumes (on ASX) of the traditional 'PEAK' hedge contract for the NSW, QLD, VIC and...
A report released this week by Green Energy Markets and the IEEFA exploring the prospect of accelerated coal closures, has itself caused some ripples...
Monday 22nd February 2021 saw QLD Scheduled Demand rise higher than it has on any other day so far this summer ... 576MW below the all-time maximum.
A longer-term trend of the incidence of negative prices across each region of the NEM ... and, most interestingly, the pattern by time of day.
Watching what's unfolded in Texas over the past 24 hours has been rather disconcerting ... but also prompted questions about the broader energy transition. Here are some thoughts.