AEMO releases ‘Operational management of low demand in South Australia’
On Thursday 22nd October, the AEMO also released a short document titled ‘Operational management of low demand in South Australia'.
Energy Transition
A large collection of articles pertaining to the ongoing ‘Energy Transition’ in any of a number of ways.
Specific sub-categories relate to such things as Coal Closure, and other aspects of the transition.
With increasing diversity, the low point of instantaneous aggregate Wind Generation across the NEM is nudging away from 0MW
Patricia Boyce' challenging question coincided with the low point of cyclic wind output across the NEM this afternoon, and prompted some thinking...
Questions prompted by that chart from the ‘Renewable Integration Study’
Patricia Boyce examines a chart that was included in the AEMO's Renewable Integration Study, which depicted actual and modelled solar and wind generation output against underlying demand. She then looks at whether intermittent generators...
Does the NEM need to be redesigned?
Guest author Stephen Wilson chaired an 'ESIG Down Under' conference webinar on 'Designing the Energy Markets of the Future'. Whilst introducing the session, Stephen presented a diagram that helped to clarify the combination of...
The wholesale demand response train is approaching the platform
Considerations on how key aspects of the upcoming wholesale mechanism might dictate how much response capability will be realised once the mechanism goes live before Summer 2021-22
Some are waking up to the shortcomings of current methods of support for ‘Anytime/Anywhere Energy’
A couple glimmers of hope spotted recently, that there might be some (belated) awareness that the current methods of support for 'anytime/anywhere energy' are not scalable, or sustainable.
How have you already overcome reported barriers to participating in Demand Response in the National Electricity Market?
University of Queensland PhD candidate, Nicole Lashmar, is conducting a research project which aims to identify the motivations, risks and opportunities for businesses when deciding to participate in demand response programs.
Report of the Liddell Taskforce
A short article providing access to the much-talked-about report.
Comparing spot revenue performance across wind farms
In a sneak preview of part of next Thursday's Clean Energy Council webinar, Marcelle compares the spot revenue performance of wind farms across the NEM.
5-minute settlement – Why it makes such a difference to utility scale storage in Australia’s National Electricity Market
Guest author, Warwick Forster, examines the delayed but impending move to 5-minute settlement for the NEM and the potential effects on utility scale storage.
Extrapolating from the trend of ‘Aggregated Raw Off-Target’ results, to yield some clues to what the future might hold … and one challenge for NEM 2.0
Following on from Friday's article (which considered the AER Issues Paper) this article delves into more detail of those extremes of 'Aggregate Raw Off-Target' across all Semi-Scheduled units that have been recorded over the...
Striving to understand the underlying challenges with Semi-Scheduled generators (re AER Issues Paper)
Prompted by the recent AER Issues Paper (submissions on that due today - Friday 24th July) but also aware that I've not yet published some broader thoughts in response to the ESB's requests for...
Semi-scheduled generation–what are the real issues?
Marcelle digs into the data to find out what the real issues are in the AER's proposed rule change for semi-scheduled generators.
‘Too Low for Zero’ as a parable for the AER Issues Paper?
Here's an attempt to translate the concern underlying the AER Issues Paper into 'plain English' via the popular song.
‘NEM merchant pricing–is this the new normal?’ – discussion on Wednesday 15th July 2020
During another week that showed signs of the challenges facing all generators (new and old) in relation to spot prices for energy, invitations were delivered for discussions that will happen on 15th July.
AER releases Issues Paper on proposed rule change(s) for Semi-Scheduled generators
It's not a surprise to me to see that someone (the AER in this case) has released an Issues Paper canvassing options for changing the way Semi-Scheduled generators interact with the dispatch process. Not...
Why controlling residential solar inverters is more complicated than it appears
SwitchDin's Joseph Kassouf examines the real-world challenges of coordinating control of rooftop solar inverters.
DER Visibility and Monitoring Best Practice Guide – real time data is key to industry growth
Several stakeholders within the DER industry have come together to publish a best practice guide specifying the data required to enable aspects of the next iteration of our electricity network. Our guest author, Stefan...
The rise of the ‘Negawatt Factory’?
My understanding is that the AEMC's Final Rule relating to the push to implement a 'Negawatt Dispatch Mechanism' will be released in the morning. I wonder what the implications will actually turn out to...
Why Have Home Battery Forecasts Been Staggeringly Wrong For Years?
Ronald Brakels looks at the state of the home battery market and reflects on how past predictions of its evolution look in hindsight.