Basslink goes offline, again
A short note about an unexpected Basslink outage that began yesterday morning.
Basslink
Which state pays for interconnectors?
Ben Skinner from the Australian Energy Council examines how transmission is currently funded in the NEM.
Update on “cost” of Tassie’s energy crisis
Some quick calcs to update a ball-park estimate on the cost of the Tasmanian energy crisis
Some thoughts on the shaky state of Tassie electricity supply
Recapping what I’ve learnt (and highlighting some of the things I have yet to learn) about the electricity supply crisis currently facing Tasmania
Significant trip of Tasmanian demand this morning
A massive (60%) instantaneous reduction in Tassie’s electricity demand in the early hours of this morning caught our attention.
A very volatile day in VIC and SA (not particularly due to the Carbon Tax)
Some quick notes today, on day #2 of the Carbon Tax, prompted by some prices that jumped all around the place (not so much due to carbon, though).
Some context for the recent Basslink outage
I noted that the recent Basslink outage made the news today as a result of political point scoring in the Tasmanian parliament. As noted in the news report, the Basslink outage started on Saturday 17th April, and continued through until…