What’s been happening at Stanwell unit 1 since September 2023? (Part 1)
Today we take a look back at the operation of Stanwell unit 1 over the past 3 years ... but particularly since its return from a Major Outage in September 2023
Long-Term Market trends and forecasts
2023-24 GenCost consultation draft released – just before Xmas 2023
A short (and belated) article about the CSIRO's GenCost draft report ... and some associated media coverage.
An initial review of Cohuna Solar Farm through 2023 – including bushfire effects (related to electrical equipment onsite?)
Noting an earlier article on PV Magazine about a direction from Energy Safe Victoria relating to the Cohuna Solar Farm, we take a quick initial look at operations in the AEMO market data.
Two (of four) Major Rectification Outages at Yallourn performed. Have they improved plant performance (Part 1)?
Remembering a question that were were asked by a client in December 2023 (about Yallourn power station) we take a quick look at the start of 2024.
Out with a bang or a whimper? And a puzzle or two.
Guest author Allan O'Neil continues our series of posts on very low system demand levels in South Australia and Victoria on New Year's Eve, with a few unresolved questions remaining
Recapping the accelerating decline in ‘Minimum Demand’ levels across the NEM, at the end of 2023
A tabular summary of how 'declining demand' has been an accelerating theme in most regions of the NEM (and NEM-wide) through 2023.
Recapping lowest points for demand today in Victoria (Part 4)
Part 4 in a series today, about what happened in Victoria with minimum demand and warnings of possible intervention to *increase* demand.
Also new ‘lowest ever’ point for Market Demand in South Australia on Sunday 31st December 2023
Fourth article today, taking a quick look at neighbouring South Australia - which has also seen a new 'lowest ever' level of Market Demand.
Part 3 … Victorian demand holding up at higher levels than successive AEMO forecasts
Third article today, focusing on an apparent anomaly between AEMO's P30 and P5 predispatch forecasts for Victorian demand today (Sun 31st Dec 2023).
Part 2 – What’s running in Victoria today (apart from strong rooftop PV)?
A second article today on this challenging day for the Victorian grid, looking at which supply sources are running.
Demand in Victoria drops to a new lowest point on Sunday 31st December 2023, and AEMO flags possible intervention (Part 1?)
First article today, recording a new 'lowest ever' point for demand in Victoria (Sun 31st Dec 2023), and possible intervention from AEMO has it looks to drop further, leading to possible grid instability.
AEMO released draft of 2024 Integrated System Plan … cue the media headlines
It's Friday 15th December 2023 and the AEMO has published its draft of the 2024 ISP, in time for everyone's Christmas reading list
Victoria’s ‘Market Demand’ low point drops further–on Sunday 12th November 2023
A quick record of Sun 12th Nov 2023, with 'minimum demand' dropping further in Victoria
Bigger or better: Are newer wind farms outperforming older ones?
Dan Lee looks at twenty years of capacity factors for wind farms to see if they are improving in line with recent discussion and long-term modelling assumptions.
No, South Australia is *not* exporting more electricity than it imports…
We're seeing an increasing number of claims on social media along the lines of 'South Australia exporting more than it imports'. Whilst that was true around 2019, it's NOT been the case for a...
Minimum Market Demand in NSW drops lower still, on Sunday 29th October 2023
As the SMS alerts continue, here's an article to record the new low point for Market Demand in NSW on Sunday 29th October 2023.
Research Paper into solar resource intermittency in future (in a climate changed world)
A quick article on WattClarity pointing to some research completed by Shukla Poddar and others about what future solar profile might be across Australia, in a climate changed world.
NSW region hit new ‘lowest ever’ point for Market Demand on Sunday 8th October 2023
A quick record of a new 'lowest ever' point for Market Demand in NSW on Sunday 8th October 2023
Has rooftop PV in South Australia recently been curtailed with these low points for demand?
Echoing a question we've been asked - about the extent to which rooftop PV has been curtailed as a result of these minimum demand points.
New lowest point for NEM-wide demand also set on Sunday 1st October 2023
Looking back at yesterday (Sun 1st Oct 2023) it appears to also have seen a lowest point for NEM-wide demand by both measures ... lower than the low point set ~2 weeks prior.