Commencement of (testing) operations at Hunter (Kurri Kurri) GT in NSW
We saw first output from the HUNTER1 unit (the first of two at Snowy Hydro's new peaker) on Sunday 27th July 2025. So we're looking a little further, in this article.
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AEMO directions for System Strength in Victoria, on Thursday morning 24th October 2024
It's not (yet?) a frequent occurrence, so worth noting that AEMO has directed 2 units at Murray to synchronise and operate as a synchronous condenser from 08:00 (NEM time) on Thursday 24th October 2024...
This seems a rare instance? … an AEMO Direction in NSW (in this case to Snowy Hydro)
Market Notice 118151 jumped out at me, because it pertains to an AEMO Direction to a Market Participant in NSW. Can't recall seeing that very often?
A tale of two mega-projects: Project Energy Connect and Snowy 2.0 timelines (Part 2)
In the second half of this two-part case study we look at a timeline of the Snowy 2.0 project, and discuss the history of mega-projects in the NEM.
What happened to the ‘N::N_DTKV_2’ constraint equation leading to whiplash on VIC1-NSW1 interconnector on Sunday 18th June 2023
A second short article (this one with the benefit of 'next day public' data) looking at the whiplash on VIC1-NSW1 on Sunday 18th June 2023.
Valley Power peaker runs hard during Thursday 12th May and Friday 13th May 2022
Have fielded some questions recently, so thought it easiest to include this snapshot from ez2view ‘Bids and Offers’ widget looking back over the past week from now and filtered down specifically to Snowy Hydro’s...
Out of the blue, another LOR2 – NSW region on Saturday 1st February 2020
With the benefit of more data available today, can piece together why there was the sudden drop into LOR2 territory on Saturday 1st February 2020 (something that alarmed me, and resulted in AEMO directing...
Operating under siege
We take a look at challenges for AEMO in operating the system under the security threats posed by the ongoing bushfires …