David Leitch’s review of GenInsights21
Occasional guest author, David Leitch, grasped an opportunity for an early read of GenInsights21 – and shares some of his observations here with WattClarity readers.
GenInsights21
The 28 x ‘Deep Dive’ Appendices included in GenInsights21
Last Wednesday (15th December) we released GenInsights21. In this article we provide a full list of the 28 Appendices included with the publication, and from which many of the Key Observations have been drawn.
Price volatility in South Australia on Thu 16th December 2021 reinforces observations in GenInsights21
Price volatility in South Australia on Wednesday morning, 16th December reminds of the observations made in GenInsights21
GenInsights21 released, on Wednesday 15th December 2021
It’s Wednesday 15th December 2021 and we have released GenInsights21 (a deep dive exploration, asking what history can tell us of the challenges and requirements of the accelerating energy transition).
Full steam ahead, for completion of GenInsights21 (release delayed a short while)
Here’s the 6th Dec 2021 status update on your GenInsights21 release – we’ve completed (most of) the work for you, just need to wrap it all together by answering questions like ‘so what’s this all mean, when considered together?’.
Two recent improvements (in late November 2021) by AEMO in the dispatch process
A short article (in the midst of GenInsights21 completion) more broadly sharing 2 good news stories from AEMO in the context of the NEMDE dispatch process.
Scheduled demand in SA goes negative, again
Scheduled demand in SA drops below zero for the second time in less than a week.
Scheduled Demand drops *below 0MW* in South Australia on Sunday 21st November 2021
South Australia hits a very low point for ‘Market Demand’ on Sunday 21st November 2021 … all the way down to *actually be below zero!*
Another ‘mystery DUID’ puzzle (from Forecast Convergence in GenInsights21)
A second ‘mystery DUID’ puzzle … perhaps more complex than the first … from GenInsights21, for those who like to be challenged in ways like these.
Can you guess these five mystery DUIDs from their longer-term MLF trend? (one sneak peak from GenInsights21)
Under four weeks to the release of GenInsights21 we thought we’d share this puzzle with our readers on Wattclarity … can you name these 5 x mystery DUIDs from their longer-term MLF trajectory?
A sneak peak at the increasing volume of bidding at some Large Solar Farms in the NEM
A short article today, to share an image from the upcoming GenInsights21 release, and to pose some questions – about what’s been happening with the rise (and fall!) of bid volumes at Large Solar Farms in the NEM.
The rise of the auto-bidder
A trend of monthly total number of bids shows clear indication of ‘the rise of the auto-bidder’.
Discussion at AIE Brisbane on 2nd Dec 2021 – Early insights on Five Minute Settlement
Here’s the event details for the discussion scheduled for Thursday 2nd December 2021 about ‘Early insights from Five Minute Settlement’, thanks to AIE Brisbane.
Re-starting compilation of GenInsights21, for release December 2021
Following a period when it was placed on the back-burner, due to other priorities, we’ve now re-started the development process for GenInsights21 and would invite you to pre-order your copy.
Initial look at the latency of all rebids
Following from some analytical work performed in testing for Five Minute Settlement, here’s a view of latency of rebids (all DUIDs, all commodities) in recent months that prompts a number of questions…
What does ‘Forecast Convergence’ for MT PASA DUID Availability help us understand, about the ESB’s Final Advice?
Following from the ESB’s Final Advice, and inspired by the one year anniversary of publications the MT PASA DUID Availability data sets by AEMO (thanks to the ERM-sponsored rule change) we take a quick look about both initiatives might mean for each other. More to come in GenInsights21, time permitting.
New record for NEM-wide wind production on Tuesday 20th July 2021
A look this morning at the new record (set yesterday – Tuesday 20th July) for NEM-wide wind production.
Is the predictability of day-ahead demand improving?
Day-ahead demand forecasts will be integral to any future ‘Ahead Market’. We take a look at the current state and accuracy trend of demand forecasts made 24 hours ahead as part of the broader piece of work to feed into GenInsights21.
Exploring several categories of Stakeholder in ‘Generator Insights 2021’
In our development of GenInsights21, we’re exploring ways to also include some analysis of different types of stakeholders in the generation process. In this article we outline a couple (and seek your input).
Observations of differences in system frequency in the Mainland NEM (comparing 2019 to 2021)
One of the many data sets being crunched as part of our analytical efforts underpinning the development of ‘GenInsights21’ is system frequency. In this short article today, we share some initial observations on how it has been changing.