A collection of articles being published on WattClarity over time that analyse and comment on the ongoing (but changing) requirement in the need for firming capacity.
A number of these articles feature analysis of the metric ‘Aggregate Scheduled Target’.
Whilst we’re speaking about events on Saturday 15th August 2026, worth also noting that today marks over one month of ongoing production from the Tamar Valley combined cycle plant in Tasmania.
Marissa McCauley explores the “Commercial Hibernation Trap” emerging under the NEM’s proposed IPRR framework — arguing that legacy-style compliance processes risk sidelining fast, price-responsive distributed energy resources exactly when the market needs them most.
Former energy executive Ted Woodley has compiled a chronological record of the Hunter Power Station, charting a project defined by policy inconsistencies, shifting justifications, delays, and cost escalations.
Looking at the MT PASA DUID Availability data for Kidston Pumped Hydro, which shows the expected first availability (July 2027) is ~10 months later than earlier expectations.
Others (with respect to flow-on effects of the Middle East crisis) explain the risks of moving to 'just in time' from the prior position of 'just in case'. Where have we heard those risks outlined before? ....
The recent article in ESD News about ‘Major project: Pelican Point Power Station upgrade’, and the release of the GSD2025, prompted us to take a look.
One day after the conclusion of the inaugural NEMdev 2025 conference (during which the CIS was discussed), the announcement was made of the winners of the Tender Round 4 of the Capacity Investment Scheme.
Coincident with last week's CEC's QCES in Brisbane, the Federal Government announced 16 winners for 'Tender 3' of the Capacity Investment Scheme.
In this article we take a look at operations of Waratah BESS through August 2025 - including some large Dispatch Errors on several days: (a) including Fri 29th Aug 2025, and how WTAH1 apparently helped to drive frequency the wrong way; (b) and Tue 19th...
An article in the Australian by Colin Packham prompts a look in AEMO data about expectations for when Tamar Valley CCGT might be switched off.
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.
WDR capacity has increased by 23 MW since our last look, and much of it happened recently.
I'm slated to participate at a panel session at the EUAA National Conference on Wednesday 7th May 2025, so have prepared some analysis to talk through...
Submissions at the AEMC already closed over a week ago, with respect to their review of WDRM. Here's some starting thoughts ...
Tristan Edis of Green Energy Markets discusses the practicalities of the gap that must be filled by the gas sector under the nuclear power timeline proposed by the Federal Opposition.
On Wednesday 15th January 2025 the AEMC decided to make a temporary rule change (which will come into effect from 23 January 2025) relating to mothballed Snuggery and Port Lincoln power stations in South Australia.
Yesterday, our team produced ‘not-for-dissemination early draft’ of the GSD2024. We take a look through this (and use ez2view) to explore reports of a trial of 'two-shifting' (and other enhancements to flexibility) for the Mt Piper coal-fired units in recent months.
After a suggestion from a reader, Dan plots the locations of the 19 winning CIS projects announced last week against economic and network curtailment data.
SA Government has requested that two recently mothballed diesel power stations be eligible for provision of emergency reserves.
Worth noting the proposed 'Firm Energy Reliability Mechanism’ from the South Australian Government - with live online information session Monday 25th November 2024.