Tasmania’s grid frequency on Friday 12 April 2024
Three data points points help to highlight the change in grid frequency in Tasmania on 12 April 2024.
Three data points points help to highlight the change in grid frequency in Tasmania on 12 April 2024.
A belated article recording how (on Friday 12th April at 10:48) the Sheffield – Farrell No.2 220 kV line tripped during restoration due to fault on the line, disconnecting ~550MW of major industrial load in Tasmania.
A short record of some afternoon volatility in TAS on Saturday 2nd March 2024.
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.
A hot afternoon in VIC and TAS, with bushfires in both states, is driving volatility on Thursday 22nd February 2024
it’s not just Victoria experiencing issues … Market Notice 114642 published at 16:14 highlights issues in Tasmania
One year on from a market-wide suspension, Dan Lee provides a review of Q2 prices for 2023 so that we can examine some of the longer-term price trends.
Prompted by a LinkedIn update by Vedran Kovac (at Hydro Tasmania) we’ve taken a quick look at the supply mix in Tasmania during the current week.
A successful return to service for the Waddamana to Palmerston 220 kV lines following damage sustained during landslides on 14 October 2022.
A run of volatility lasting several hours in Tasmania on Monday morning 14th November.
On Friday 28th October, the AEMO released its preliminary report into the storm damage to Liapootah – Palmerston 220 kV lines (loss of more than 500MW of load, and trip of Basslink and multiple generators)
Zooming into the ~7 minute period during which the initial event occurred in TAS on Friday 14th October 2022.
Third article on what happened on Friday 14th October 2022 – sharing a photograph of the damaged transmission (thanks to TasNetworks for the photo, and Zeus for the weather) and outlining a number of different timescales that could be considered with respect to this event.
On Friday 14th October we saw a significant system event in Tasmania – with storms downing power links, leading to large (530MW) loss of load and trip of Basslink. In this article we take a first look at the sequence of events…
Some quick notes of a sizeable loss of load in Tasmania and a volatility situation that is ongoing as I hit ‘publish’ at 11:50 NEM time.
Second article this morning, highlighting the very tight supply-demand balance.
At 22:40 the price exceeds $10,000/MWh in NSW, VIC and SA … with QLD under Administered Pricing.
Volatility has ramped up in NSW, VIC, SA and TAS (particularly SA) with QLD under Administered Pricing.
Recap of some transmission trips overnight in TAS … coincident with severe weather.
A brief look at a period where the TAS region experienced prices up at $15,100/MWh Market Price Cap.