How rare was this rain and flooding event?
Ben Domensino of Weatherzone examines the recent heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding across much of Australia's eastern seaboard
Guest Author
Expect the unexpected – It’s the NEM after all
Guest author, Allan O'Neil, returns to WattClarity with this review of southern region prices on Monday 31st January 2022 to highlight one example of counterprice flows on the...
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.
November a volatile month for Australian solar power
Ben Domensino of Weatherzone discusses an extreme month of wet weather across Australia during November, and its impact on solar generation.
Severe Weather Season Outlook – 2021/22
Ben Domensino from WeatherZone has provided this summary about what we can expect to see across Australia during the 2021-22 summer weather season.
Big Trouble For Bad Installers As Clean Energy Regulator Shows Its Teeth
Ron Brakels of SolarQuotes examines recent changes that will put the CER in charge of accreditation, which he explains is aimed at "kicking crap solar installers out of...
The Contagion of Scarcity
Guest author, Josh Stabler of Energy Edge, provides a look into the 'contagion of scarcity' events impacting the market since mid-May 2021.
A Quick Tour of the 2021 ESOO
Guest author, Allan O'Neil, takes an initial look at some of the highlights included in the AEMO's Electricity Statement of Opportunities for 2021 (a 10-year forecast for what...
Biggest price shock in history
Carl Daley of EnergyByte, examines recent energy and gas price volatility, leading to the conclusion that the May to July period in QLD and NSW has been the...
Let’s Talk About (Operating) Reserves
A team of academics at UNSW explain operating reserves and analyse the case for implementing an operating reserve service in the NEM.
Two Wrongs Don’t Make a REZ
Tom Geiser discusses transmission access and the efficacy of Renewable Energy Zones. He examines what the underlying problems are and how they can be solved directly.
Eating the NEM’s Q2 Elephant – An Appetizer
An old adage runs that to eat an elephant, it’s best to proceed in small servings. With a very eventful Q2 in the NEM not yet finished, the...
Callide C Event Fallout
Carl Daley of EnergyByte examines the ramifications of the Callide Power Station outage and discusses the big losers and winners from the situation.
10 million reasons why we need to talk about NEM generator operations
James Tetlow from Overwatch Energy explains an important rule change that was recently introduced that has seen a significant increase in the civil penalties for generators who fail...
Callide C Catastrophic Failure
Carl Daley from EnergyByte, provides more insight into the events of last Tuesday, which culminated in widespread blackouts throughout Queensland.
The ‘Virtual Storage Product’ as a game-changing energy deal
Caroline Wykamp and Hydro Tasmania's wholesale team discuss the new 'virtual storage’ electricity swap contract that they have recently brokered with Renewable Energy Hub.
Big Batteries – big issues!
Guest author, Carl Daley, investigates why big batteries weren't able to fully capitalise on extreme spot prices in SA on Friday 12th March.
Down 55% – but not out
Over 2,000 MW – or around 55% – of South Australia’s firm supply capacity was unavailable last Friday evening (March 12, 2021), along with virtually all of its...
How my power company is misleading me with every bill I get, and what this means for other consumers
After reviewing a monthly electricity bill for 2021, Murray Hogarth of Wattwatchers discusses issues arising from 'smart meters' and how a lack of accurate data for electricity consumption...
100% Renewables – A year in practice
Adam Clarke from The City of Newcastle local government publishes this detailed look at what operating on a 100% renewable electricity contract looks like in practice, a year...