Case Study Archives

A day in the life of a large-scale Solar Farm in the NEM –a Case Study of Ross River Solar Farm on Thursday 10th October 2019

Mon 14^th October 2019 8:18 AM | Paul McArdle

Thursday 10th October 2019 presented another day of many negative price events in the QLD region. In this Case Study (prepared for dual purposes) we look at how one particular solar farm operated through...

Off-Target #2 = Unit failed to start – Braemar A3 on 29th August 2018

Mon 7^th January 2019 6:46 AM | Paul McArdle

One example of a thermal unit failing to start. We will endeavour to explore how often this happens as part of the Generator Report Card 2018.

A case study in Active Management at a Semi-Scheduled plant – Tuesday 24th July 2018 at Lake Bonney 2 Wind Farm

Thu 20^th September 2018 6:52 AM | Paul McArdle

A detailed look at two specific trading periods in the day (Tuesday 24th July 2018) that saw negative dispatch prices occur at the start of trading periods - hence provided a case study for...