Evening volatility again in QLD and NSW on Thursday 5th May 2022
Thursday 5th May 2022 again sees volatility in QLD and NSW
Autumn 2022 in the NEM
A collection of articles about events in the market that occurred through autumn 2022
A quick look at the (tight) QLD+NSW supply stack, on Tuesday evening 3rd May 2022
A first after-the-fact review of the price volatility seen in QLD and NSW on Tuesday evening, 2nd May 2022. What were some of the causal factors?
Volatility continues in QLD and NSW for Wednesday evening, 4th May 2022
Evening volatility re-occurs - in QLD and NSW on Wednesday 4th May 2022
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.
April market prices surge
Guest author Carl Daley from EnergyByte provides this summary of record-setting spot price outcomes throughout April. Carl also looks at how generator outages, rising global LNG and thermal...
Trucking coal from Callide to Millmerran, as a result of the La Nina rain event
A short article about some coal quality issues at Millmerran Power Station flowing out of this year's La Nina rain event.
Price volatility in QLD and NSW on Tuesday 3rd May 2022
A short note about this evening's price volatility in QLD and NSW with tight supply-demand balance caused by import limitations (amongst other things).
Evening volatility in QLD (and NSW), and a mysterious/significant drop in Available Generation, on Monday 2nd May 2022
An article looking briefly at a burst in volatility in QLD and NSW ... and also at a mysterious drop in Available Generation in QLD.
Evening price volatility in QLD on Thursday 28th April 2022
A quick record of some evening volatility in QLD on Thu 28th April 2022.
Weekend Homework, before discussion on GenInsights21 for AEC Members next Tuesday (26th April 2022)
A brief note in the lead-up to a deeper dive into GenInsights21 for AEC Members next week, on Tuesday 26th April 2022.
The slow arrival of the Wandoan Battery
A trend of daily stats for Wandoan South BESS since July 2021, and a question about why it (seems to be) so slow to get up and running....
Ten hours of prices above $100/MWh overnight, across *all* regions
I'm greeted this morning with a view of how prices have remained stubbornly elevated all the way through 10 hours overnight... in all regions!
Price Volatility continues in QLD, on Monday 4th April 2022 … and spreads to all regions
A short article highlighting price volatility this evening in QLD ... spreading further south.
Run of price volatility in QLD on Friday evening, 1st April 2022
Spot price up at $1,000/MWh in QLD for over an hour on Friday evening, 1st April 2022.
Updated monthly statistics for NEM-wide wind production
It’s 1st April 2022, and I have not checked these stats in NEMreview v7 for a while, so I thought I would have a quick look at how ...
1st April 2022 is the last hurrah for Liddell unit 3
Liddell unit 3 has closed this morning.
Simultaneous trip of Gladstone units 3 and 4 on Thursday 31st March 2022
A short article, noting trip of Gladstone units 3 and 4 this afternoon.
Swanbank E out until September 2022 with damaged Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR)
Using some of the new widgets to be released in ez2view v9.4 we take a quick look at the extended outage of Swanbank E gas-fired power station.
AEMO releases preliminary report into TAS Market Suspension on 1st March 2022
A short note about the AEMO preliminary report, published 16th March 2022 - into the TAS market suspension on 1st March 2022.
Prices spike in South Australia on Saturday evening, 19th March 2022 (State Election Day)
Polls have closed and counting has begun in the South Australian state election ... and the NEM has thrown up this price spike as a reminder that energy...