This is the first of a two part discussion on the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Implementation Design Paper (The Paper) released on 1 March 2024. This part will cover its broad objectives and implications....
Geoff Eldridge provides a list of some the key records that were broken in the NEM yesterday, thanks particularly to high demand coming from Victoria.
Ben Domensino of WeatherZone provides an update on the bushfire danger in Victoria and Tasmania, whilst temperature forecasts are projected to be elevated in northern NSW.
Tristan Edis of Green Energy Markets argues how system longevity, battery-coupling, distribution network capability, and increasing capacity will shore up rooftop PV's position in the market.
Guest author, Allan O'Neil, takes us several steps further in understanding the events in Victoria on Tuesday 13th February 2024 - especially with respect to VRE (wind and solar) production.
David Leitch and Paul Bandarian present and discuss the model they've created which uses a maximum Sharpe ratio wind and solar portfolio for the 2025 calendar year, drawing upon data from the AEMO's 2024...
In light of another transmission tower collapse caused by convective wind gusts, we've invited wind loading expert Dr John Holmes to explain this phenomena.
Allan O'Neil provides a couple of initial observations regarding Dundonnell Wind Farm and Loy Yang A from his first glance of at the 4-second SCADA data from the events in Victoria on Tuesday afternoon.
Perhaps unrealised by many, but Tuesday afternoon's events in Victoria resulted in a new record low in terms of number of coal units being online in the region, Geoff Eldridge explores.
Dr Roger Dargaville from the Monash Energy Institute argues that Tuesday's events in Victoria were a showing of a system resilience, and not fragility.
Nick Bartels from Greenview Strategic Consulting uses the GSD2023 to examine minimum and maximum generation levels at various coal and gas plants in the market.
Weatherzone meteorologist, Ben Domensino, reports on the extent of the severe weather conditions across Victoria yesterday.
Guest author, Allan O'Neil, adds some insights in a rapidly evolving situation on Tuesday afternoon 13th February 2024 in Victoria.
David Leitch provides his top insights from reading his (pre-published) copy of our GSD2023 - due to be released later this week.
Ben Skinner asks some philosophical questions about the Retail Reliability Obligation (RRO), and provides some commentary about its past and future.
Inspired (or provoked) by Paul's earlier article noting 'NEM-wide demand has been quite low through summer 2023-24 (at least to date)', guest author Allan O'Neil takes a look at how aggregate consumption stacks up...
The third and final part of this series of articles from Greg Williams about opportunity costs in electricity markets - this time narrowing in on policy implications.
Geoff Eldridge of Global Power Energy publishes this summary of the demand records that were broken in QLD as the regoin sweltered through hot and humid conditions last night.
Ashleigh Lange of WeatherZone reports on the high apparent temperatures being felt in South East Queensland today.
In the second part of this three part series, Greg Williams explains how fuel cost scarcity, inflexibilities, opportunity costs and other factors affects generator bids/offers.