Mothballed diesel generators might be brought back in SA
SA Government has requested that two recently mothballed diesel power stations be eligible for provision of emergency reserves.
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Delta Electricity submits ‘relatively urgent’ Rule Change Proposal for December 2024 credit support deadline
A short note today (thanks to a tip by Thomas MacDonald) about a ‘relatively urgent’ rule change request by Delta Electricity that might help Vales Point operate into 2025.
Enablement of ‘MaxAvail’ in the Bid for Semi-Scheduled units to go live (Mon 7th or Tue 8th Aug 2023) … and other enhancements in future
2 x AEMO Market Notices this afternoon prompt this article about four upcoming Market Enhancements … with the first to planned to commence from next Monday 7th August 2023
The Administered Price Cap has increased to $600/MWh as of today 1st December 2022
A rule change increasing the Administered Price Cap from $300/MWh to $600/MWh, submitted by Alinta Energy, has come into effect today.
ESB releases Directions Paper with respect to Transmission Access Reform
Also today (Thursday 10th November 2022) the ESB has released a Directions Paper on Transmission Access Reform – including suggestions for both Investment Timeframe and Operational Timeframe.
Alinta Energy submits Rule Change temporarily request to raise the Administered Price Cap (from $300/MWh to $600/MWh)
A short article about the rule change proposed by Alinta Energy to raise the APC … quite topical given Q2 2022.
AEMC publish final determination on rule change regarding the integration of storage systems into the NEM
Earlier today, the AEMC released a final determination on a market rule change regarding the registration and participation of storage systems in the NEM.
How much did it *actually* cost – the implementation of Five Minute Settlement?
Some of our readers might be able to help us answer this question …
Five Minute Settlement has commenced … but beware some tripwires!
It’s quite early Friday morning, 1st October 2021 … and Five Minute Settlement has commenced. Here’s a *very* early initial look.
AEMO rule change proposal – replacement of ST PASA process, and data set
Last week, the AEMO submitted a rule change request to the AEMC for a redevelopment of the ST PASA process (and data sets published – to facilitate what would be a great increase in market transparency).
Potential Tripwire #1 = the ‘invisible’ 5-minute Trading Periods?!
In this article we discuss the 1st of 3 Potential Tripwires that wholesale market participants and others will encounter from October 2021 … with Tripwire #1 coming from the implementation of Five Minute Settlement.
Three potential tripwires looming in October 2021, for those who are not wary
A short article, flagging three potential tripwires we’d like to ensure NEM participants and other stakeholders are aware of in the lead-up to two significant market changes from October 2021.
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 to follow operating rules.
AEMC issues 3-month delay to the commencement of Five Minute Settlement
The rule change that delayed the start of 5MS to 1st October 2021
AEMC released Final Determination on Five Minute Settlement on 28th November 2017
A quick look back at the AEMC’s Final Determination on Five Minute Settlement.
Using this train analogy to critique some recent developments with Frequency Control Ancillary Services (FCAS)
[PART 2 of] a post by guest author, Bruce Miller – which was initially posted on LinkedIn as one piece, but which has been broken into two on WattClarity as each part serves different purposes.
Sun Metals submits rule change request to AEMC – for optional Five Minute Settlement
On 4th December 2015, Sun Metals (a zinc smelter in northern Queensland, and also one of our initial deSide® clients) submitted this rule change request to the AEMC: In the 10-page proposed change, my sense is that the key points…
Implications for Australia’s NEM of the US Court Decision setting aside FERC Order 745 (about Demand Response)
Some thoughts about the structure of FERC Order 745, and the arguments for & against setting it aside the in the US Court of Appeals – and the relevance for the Australian National Electricity Market