South Australia islanded from the eastern part of the NEM overnight
South Australia was electrically islanded from the eastern part of the NEM for a number of hours overnight. Here's a quick (early morning) look at some of what...
South Australia
Wind speeds and the Blackout of South Australia
Wind speeds up during the blackout of September 28th in South Australia
First shot at trying to understand what went on, leading to the SA blackout of Wednesday 28th September
First attempt to try to piece together events leading up to the blackout in South Australia on Wed 28th September 2016
AEMO announces “Black System” across South Australia at 16:24 on Wednesday 28th September
Power's out across South Australia on the afternoon of Wednesday 28th September
Infigen Energy suffering from “wind correlation penalty” in South Australian wind farms
Some thoughts about the possible uplift to Infigen Energy revenues, stemming from higher forward contract prices in the South Australian region of the NEM
Another day where LOR2 notice issued for SA – what does it mean?
AEMO issued a Market Notice this morning for an LOR2 "Low Reserve Condition" in South Australia. Here's my sense of some of what's happening.
Hornsdale Wind Farm starting up at a time in South Australia when every MWh matters
Recording early days of electricity production at the Hornsdale Wind Farm
Exceptional pricing during Q2 in South Australia (but really across all regions) hurting major energy users
Some brief notes about a changed pricing pattern observed in Q2 2016
Brown coal generation ceases in South Australia with the closure of Northern Power Station
A quick post to mark the end of brown-coal fired generation in South Australia, with the closure of Northern Power Station
My review of the South Australian region for January and February 2015
Our guest author, Mike Williams, has prepared a review of January and February 2016 in the South Australia - and what it would have meant for energy users...
Spot Exposure and Demand Response in the SA Region
Michael Williams has followed-up on an earlier article on WattClarity by posting a more detailed analysis over on www.DemandResponse.com.au about spot exposure and demand response in South Australia...
South Australia hit by two price spikes
The volatility of the NEM was showcased again on Monday as South Australia experienced two major price spikes in the space of an hour. Using NEM-Watch's play back...
Yin and Yang of Wind in the South Australian region of the National Electricity Market
A sped-up animation covering spanning a September 2015 weekend in the South Australian region of the NEM, illustrating both sides of the wind farm output coin.
A further look at the idiosyncrasies of wind in South Australia
Some further analysis of different aspects of wind farm output in South Australia
Why large energy users are concerned about last week’s machinations in South Australia
Pondering more implications of the boom/bust pricing witnessed in the South Australian region last week...
Waxing and Waning of Wind this Week
Through the week we've seen new highs for wind production (NEM-wide) and also some low levels of production, as well - mirroring the political debate. The challenge has...
Even the liquid-fuelled plant get a run in SA this evening with Northern offline, demand higher, and wind waning
Some quick notes Tuesday evening about liquid-fuelled peaking generators getting a run in a South Australian region that's missing Northern station (amongst other factors)
Is the real issue related to 5 minute dispatch and 30 minute settlement?
Some thoughts from another guest author, Greg Denton, about the current rule change proposal "Bidding in Good Faith" being assessed by the AEMC.
A review of temperatures for summer 2014-15
One of our guest authors, a meteorologist, lends his expertise to helping us understand one of the reasons why peak demand for summer 2014-15 was what it was.
Winning a consolation prize, for Competition #5
So the entrant who was VERY close to the mark in forecasting the peak demand in South Australia for this summer period is...