Extended outage of Loy Yang A2 from 15th April 2022
A first look at the extended outage of Loy Yang A2 in Victoria following an electrical fault on Not-So-Good Friday, 15th April 2022.
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Some key events in the NEM that carried long-term implications
What Demand-Side Responses can we see in QLD’s heatwave of Tue 1st February and Wed 2nd February 2022?
Taking a look on the demand side of the equation, to see what was visible of demand side responses during the tight supply/demand balance period in Queensland on Tuesday 1st April 2022.
AEMO publishes report on RERT contracted on 1st and 2nd February 2022
In addition to this AEMC Rule Determination, I also noted that AEMO published this ‘RERT Contracted Report for 1st and 2nd February 2022’ back on 2nd March 2022: It’s a short 2-page report that: 1) Provides a list of a…
Rooftop PV output during QLD’s heatwave week 2022 – Part B
In this article we look more closely at 1st and 2nd February 2022 – and particularly at where and when the changes in rooftop PV occurred, narrowing our assessment to south-east Queensland regions. It follows on from Part A which inspected how Queensland rooftop PV output varied at the state level.
Southeast Queensland flooding, 2022 – electricity demand observations
Widespread and heavy rainfall occurred across southeast Queensland during the week ending Sunday 27th February, 2022. The deluge produced some of the highest rainfall totals on record and extensive flooding. Did electricity demand drop in association with network outages?
Rooftop PV output during QLD’s heatwave week – Part A – Regional overview
This article – Part A of a 2 part series – reviews how rooftop PV output varied and considers its influence on Queensland demand on the 1st and 2nd of February, 2022.
AEMO published ‘NEM Event – Directions Report 1 February 2022’
A short (and back-dated) article about the AEMO’s publication of their Directions Report for Tuesday 1st February 2022 during QLD’s heatwave.
Summary view of supply-side contributions in QLD during ‘heatwave week’ – particularly Tue 1st Feb 2022 and Wed 2nd Feb 2022
An initial review of some (wholesale) supply-side factors contributing to the extreme price volatility (and Reserve Trader etc) that occurred in the first week of February 2022 in the QLD region of the NEM.
Demand response dispatched on January 31 2022 in Victoria
Recent WDR activity on January 31 took advantage of the spicy Victorian wholesale energy prices that eventuated in the late afternoon and early evening under unusual circumstances.
Expect the unexpected – It’s the NEM after all
Guest author, Allan O’Neil, returns to WattClarity with this review of southern region prices on Monday 31st January 2022 to highlight one example of counterprice flows on the VIC to NSW interconnector.
A quick look at the 14:30 price spike today (Wed 2nd Feb 2022)
A very brief look at the first significant price spike in QLD on Tuesday 2nd February 2022.
QLD ‘Market Demand’ at 9,869MW at 14:50 … are we going to reach an all-time record?
QLD demand is climbing closer to an ‘all time maximum’ on Tuesday 2nd February 2022 … but an afternoon storm might cool things off.
Demand forecast ‘warming’ for QLD for Tuesday afternoon 2nd February 2022
A first article on Wednesday 2nd February, looking ahead in the AEMO current forecast to what would be (if the forecast holds) a new record for QLD Region ‘Market Demand’
We dodged a bullet today in QLD (Tue 1st Feb 2022) … but there’s new challenges to confront tomorrow (Wed 2nd Feb 2022)
A quick look back at today (Tue 1st Feb) and look forward at tomorrow (Wed 2nd Feb).
The performance of QLD’s two wind farms through Tuesday 1st February 2022
A quick look at how QLD’s Wind Farms performed today … Tuesday 1st February 2022.
Queensland ‘Q^^NIL_CS’ central-south constraint also a factor, on Tuesday 1st February 2022
A quick look at the ‘Q^^NIL_CS’ constraint equation, which was also active today in QLD and influencing market outcomes.
Only 5 percent IRPM (485MW spare) in the QLD Economic Island!
We’re down to 485MW of spare capacity in the QLD region … at any price. Hold onto your hats!
It’s all happening – Intervention, Directions, Reserve Trader, etc…
Here’s just a couple of the strange things that are going on in the NEM this afternoon … particularly in QLD and NSW
Yo-yo pricing in NSW today, and in QLD
Some ‘interesting’ price outcomes seen today in NSW and QLD.
After a hiatus, Queensland demand starts rocketing back upwards late afternoon Tuesday 1st February 2022
Queensland ‘Market Demand’ is almost at 9,500MW at 16:35 – after retreating temporarily in the early afternoon.