Victorian Auditor-General’s report ‘Managing the Transition to Renewable Energy’
We thought it might be useful to point directly to the 61-page report ‘Managing the Transition to Renewable Energy’ by the Victorian Auditor-General.
Headline Reports
AEMO releases draft of 2026 ISP
Today (Wednesday 10th December 2025) the AEMO has released the much-awaited* draft of the (upcoming 2026 iteration of the) Integrated System Plan .
Belatedly noting v2.0 of the ‘NEM Readiness Guide’ (and Checklist) by the AER, released on 29th August 2025
I was on a call earlier and someone helpfully circulated a link to the document ‘NEM Readiness Guide v2.0’, released by the AER on 29th August 2025 - so now noting here, for ease...
AEMO releases ‘2025 Transition Plan for System Security’
On Monday 1st December 2025 (after it was flagged in some media articles) the AEMO released its 154-page '2025 Transition Plan for System Security'.
AFR headline ‘AEMO warns of NSW blackouts if Eraring closes in 2027’ attracts attention
I’ve been away for the past week and am not back at work yet, but seeing the headline ‘AEMO warns of NSW blackouts if Eraring closes in 2027’ by Angela MacDonald-Smith in the AFR...
AEMC release the ‘2026 Reliability Standard and Setting Review’ draft report on Thursday 27th Nov 2025
The AEMC has published its draft 2026 Reliability Standard and Settings Review, setting out the Panel’s preliminary views on the future reliability standard and how the market should clear during minimum system load events.
AEMO frequency monitoring report provides some details of frequency event (due to self-forecast glitch) on 19th August 2025
Adding to the list of articles we've collated about the frequency disturbance on Tuesday 19th August 2025, we're copying in what AEMO published in its 2025 Q3 monitoring report about the glitch.
AEMO publishes report: ‘Frequency Monitoring–2025 Q3’
On or before 13th November 2025, the AEMO published its ‘Frequency Monitoring – Quarter 3 2025’ report:
Belatedly noting that the AER published its PASA Compliance Bulletin and Checklist (back on Friday 29th August 2025)
Relevant to today's questions, we belatedly note now that it was back on Friday 29th August 2025 that the AER published its PASA Compliance Bulletin and Checklist.
AEMO released its first (redacted) ‘Thermal Audit’ Report on Wednesday 5th November 2025
On Wed 5th November 2025 the AEMO has released its first ‘Thermal Audit’ (redacted) Report, which provides 'a review of the flexibility and capability of the thermal generation fleet'
AEMC communicates two items, relating to a Review of the Integrated System Plan (ISP)
Amongst the many emails that hit my inbox recently was an email from the AEMC that spoke to the ‘Package of ISP reform underway’ – and specifically these two arms.
Bruce Mountain (at NEMdev 2025) spoke to his significant concerns about the ISP
A short note to follow the NEMdev 2025 conference (Tue 7th and Wed 8th Oct 2025) and to highlight a comment made by Bruce Mountain about the ISP.
Sarah Lawley (at NEMdev 2025) spoke about what she sees as ‘circular reasoning’ in the ISP
A short note to follow the NEMdev 2025 conference (Tue 7th and Wed 8th Oct 2025) and to highlight a comment made by Sarah Lawley about the ISP.
The ‘Queensland Energy Roadmap 2025’ is released
Today (Friday 10th October 2025), the State LNP Government has released its ‘Queensland Energy Roadmap 2025’ as the replacement for the prior Labor Government’s QEJP.
Some of the ‘Major Reviews’ in the history of the NEM
I thought it would be useful to pull together this (incomplete) tabulated list of major reviews in the history of the NEM.
MT PASA shows forecast Low Reserve Conditions in both NSW (Aug-Sept 2027) and SA (Dec 2026 to March 2027)
Today's MT PASA update features forecast tight supply-demand balance in both the SA and NSW regions at various times - in terms of both annual Unserved Energy, and Low Reserve Conditions.
Six different lenses to view the ESOO 2025 … giving wildly different perspectives
About 4 weeks ago the 2025 ESOO was released. In this article we highlight 3 x 2 different ways this might be viewed - and note some other dimensions not considered.
‘the ISP Step Change Scenario is divorced from reality’
A short note about some comments made by Oliver Nunn during the 'Faster than Forecast' session at Queensland Clean Energy Summit on Mon 15th Sept 2025.
Following the 2025 ESOO, MT PASA shows forecast Low Reserve Conditions in the South Australian region (Dec 2026 to March 2027)
Following from the release of the 2025 ESOO last Thursday, the subsequent weekly MT PASA run warns of *forecast* LRC (and unserved energy) in South Australia.
AEMO releases 2025 ESOO on Thursday 21st August 2025
On Thursday 21st August 2025 (a week earlier than I'd anticipated) the AEMO has released its 2025 ESOO.