Initial review of unit output on Wednesday 5th August 2026
Supply fluctuated but was this to an equivalent extent as the recorded interconnector flows would suggest, or the noted demand change in NSW for the 16:25 interval?
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Mainland Frequency Wednesday 5th August 2026, how low and when
The nadir we measured was shortly after 16:25: 49.825 Hz, at 16:25:33.
A recap on the objectives of the reforms for Mandatory Frequency Response, Frequency Performance Payments, and Regulation FCAS cost recovery
In the first of this four-part series, David Scott explains how loosening frequency control in the NEM led to Mandatory Primary Frequency Response in 2020, and how that problem resurfaced as a settlements issue behind 2025's Frequency Performance Payments and Regulation FCAS reforms.