frequency control


Incentivising primary frequency response

The implementation of the Primary frequency response incentive arrangements rule is driving change in how system frequency  is controlled and paid-for. The changes stem from how the NEM...


About System Frequency

The NEM operates at a frequency of 50 hertz (Hz) which means the alternating current should cycle 50 times a second between positive and negative voltage.

















Let’s talk about FCAS

Ancillary Services Matter! No longer just realm of electrical engineer or energy trading boffins, ancillary services (and particularly Frequency Control Ancillary Services or FCAS which will concentrate on...