Yallourn unit 4 back online on Friday 2nd July 2021
On Friday evening (2nd July 2021) Yallourn 4 returned to service
Read More2021 – 11th June – flooding at Yallourn mine
A collection of articles written about the flooding that occurred at Yallourn mine from 11th June 2021.
Looking back at a Q2 2021 period that’s been anything but boring
Now making it 5 out of the past 6 years, we return to the analysis of electricity (spot and futures) pricing patterns for Q2 periods across the NEM regions … and also in Western Australia. We see a number of ways in which Q2 2021 was ‘anything but boring’!
Return to service date for Callide C3 now expected Friday 9th July 2021
An updated view of the return to service schedule of Callide C3 and C4 … along with Yallourn unit 4.
Yallourn unit 2 restarts on Sunday 27th June
Yallourn now has 3 units back online, with return-to-service (RTS) of Yallourn unit 2 on Sunday 27th June 2021.
Yallourn Unit 3 returns early this afternoon
Unit 3 at Yallourn Power Station came back online early this afternoon. Recent flooding at the power station’s adjoining mine has impacted it’s fuel supplies in recent weeks.
Yallourn unit 3 scheduled return to service on Tuesday 22nd June
After taking a quick look at the Callide units, we’ve also used ez2view to have a quick look at the Yallourn units to see when they are scheduled to return.
Newport Power Station cranked up heavily – as one commercial response to the Yallourn ‘Energy Emergency’
A series of questions about what’s happening at Newport Power Station prompted me to have a quick look…
Yallourn unit 3 back offline again
Late yesterday I noted how the situation at Yallourn was more complex than we had been initially thinking, so it was no surprise to see Yallourn unit 3 come back offline early this morning to conserve dwindling fuel supplies: Above…
EnergyAustralia notes ‘further instability in the Morwell River Diversion wall’ – with respect to Yallourn mine
A media release by EnergyAustralia this afternoon (Tue 15th June) about Yallourn mine flooding prompts an updated look on Wattclarity…
Yallourn unit 3 re-joins Yallourn unit 1 back online
A short note on Tuesday morning to highlight that YWPS3 has re-joined YWPS1 back online.
Yallourn down to 1 unit, on low load operation – following flood risks at the adjoining mine
A Saturday morning review of the situation in Victoria, with supplies from Yallourn restricted due to flooding in the Latrobe Valley … coincident with other factors
Is the wet weather event (and flooding in the Latrobe Valley) affecting brown coal generation – Fri 11th June?
Flooding in the Latrobe Valley town of Traralgon raises questions about whether there is any effect on the brown coal generators.