An initial look at Winners and Losers from Frequency Performance Payments (FPP)
In his first article, Jack Fox reports some initial observations from a review of the Non Financial Operations (NFO) data that's been published since Dec 2024.
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Hot chips, algorithms and electricity markets
Declan Kelly thinks through and discusses competition issues that could arise from the increasing proliferation of auto-bidding software by big batteries in the NEM - and suggests some pre-emptive steps that that could be...
NEMDE nightmares – parallel pathways and clashing constraints
Prompted by a question by a client in a training session for a new ez2view user, guest author Allan O'Neil has written 2,940 words to explain the price outcome in one particular dispatch interval...
The forgotten market and its critical role in Australia’s transition to clean energy
Anita, Lachlan, and Gilles from ERM Energetics share their thoughts on how financial electricity derivatives must evolve as the energy transition speeds up.
Some remarks on Victorian demand
Allan O'Neil takes a closer look at Victorian electricity demand on Sunday, February 2nd — which stood out as an unprecedented anomaly when looking at the history of weekend demand in the region.
PEC Stage 1 in operation – be careful what you wish for
Guest author Allan O'Neil looks at how operation of Project EnergyConnect Stage 1 may affect market outcomes, with some early indications that impacts won't be as straightforward as you might think.
The two rare events that drove NEM wind power in 2024
Ashleigh Madden of WeatherZone discusses how the the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and a rare sudden stratospheric warming impacted the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) and wind generation during the 2024 calendar year.
Opening the black box: A beginner’s guide to wholesale market modelling (Part 3)
Oliver Nunn and his team at Endgame Economics have written this introductory three-part guide to market modelling in the NEM. This is Part 3: "Defense against the dark arts"
Opening the black box: A beginner’s guide to wholesale market modelling (Part 2)
Oliver Nunn and his team at Endgame Economics have written this introductory three-part guide to market modelling in the NEM. This is Part 2: "Operational dispatch modelling"
Opening the black box: A beginner’s guide to wholesale market modelling (Part 1)
Oliver Nunn and his team at Endgame Economics have written this introductory three-part guide to market modelling in the NEM. This is Part 1: "Building the Arena"
Data centres, clean energy and net zero ambitions
Warwick Forster looks at the evolving role of data centres in portfolio management and corporate sustainability ambitions.
Claims of market manipulation against QLD Gencos (Stanwell Corporation and CS Energy) dismissed … part 3
Guest author, James Prest, expands on what he'd previously published on LinkedIn with this longer review of the QUD19/2021 QLD Class Action.
Victoria soared to 47°C yesterday, for first time since Black Summer
Weatherzone's Ant Sharwood shares insights into yesterday's extreme temperatures in Victoria.
Victoria’s first 45°C in four years on the horizon
Ben Domensino of WeatherZone looks at forecasts for temperature, wind and bushfire risk early next week - with Victoria set for extreme weather.
Queensland electricity consumer class action unsuccessful: Stillwater Pastoral Company Pty Ltd v Stanwell Corporation Ltd [2024] FCA 1382
Connor James from Compliance Quarter provides a summary and analysis of the recent unsuccessful class action case against Stanwell and CS Energy.
Mercury Rising: Recent NSW prices and the impact on customers
Oliver Nunn of Endgame Analytics provides this summary of NSW price, demand and generation trends to provide context about what has happened in the region over the past several weeks.
Wrap-up of price spikes in November 2024
There have been about 10 occasions in the market's history when the last week of November has led to extreme prices and this November, was no exception - Carl Daley of EnergyByte provides this...
How western Sydney was the hottest place in the world on Wednesday morning
Ben Domensino of WeatherZone provides some context about the heatwave being experienced in NSW today.
Northern NEM capacity outlook next week – a series of unfortunate events
A very quick post to look at one of the several reasons we are seeing LOR3 and LOR2 forecasts for NSW and Queensland respectively next Wednesday (27 November). Previous posts from Paul (including this...
Data Intensity of operating in the NEM, and implications for algorithmic bidding
Philippe Orhan from Neoen shares this article which is adapted from his presentation about BESS bidding (and dealing with the complexity in the data) in the NEM at the recent All-Energy conference in Melbourne.