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.
Seasonal Record of Events in the Market
Collections of events that we see happening in the NEM, categorised in terms of the seasons in which they occur.
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.
AEMO released preliminary report into SA market suspension on 18th February 2022
A short note about the AEMO preliminary report, published 4th March 2022 – into the SA market suspension on 18th February 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…
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 policy will remain a focal point for whoever wins.
First big price spike in QLD at 18:35 on Wednesday 9th March 2022
Does not look like demand will rise as high on Wednesday evening as it did on Tuesday … but the price still spiked.
Queensland is back for round 2 – Wednesday 9th March 2022
Following Tuesday evening’s fireworks, we take a first look at whether Wednesday evening might be a rerun.
Basslink goes offline, again
A short note about an unexpected Basslink outage that began yesterday morning.
Queensland scrapes through on Tuesday 8th March 2022 … with only 210MW spare capacity at the lowest point!
A quick look at the supply-demand balance for the QLD on Tuesday evening 8th March 2022 … where it became very, very tight for a period of time (hence very low IRPM).
An almost three hour long run of extreme prices in QLD on Tuesday evening, 8th March 2022
A short article describing the run of volatility seen in QLD on Tuesday evening, 8th March 2022
New all-time record demand for QLD region on Tuesday 8th March 2022
A short article to recap the new all-time-record in electricity demand in the QLD region on Tuesday 8th March 2022 (i.e. a typical summer’s day after the formal end of summer!)
Queensland Market Demand hits 10,000MW (and is rising fast) late Tuesday afternoon, 8th March 2022
Queensland ‘Market Demand’ has rocketed up to very close to an all-time record level by 17:00 on Tuesday 8th March 2022
How rare was this rain and flooding event?
Ben Domensino of Weatherzone examines the recent heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding across much of Australia’s eastern seaboard
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.
AEMO forecasts LOR2 Lack of Reserve level for QLD on Tuesday 8th March 2022
After a week offline with the floods, I’m back and took a quick look at a tight supply-demand balance forecast for QLD this Tuesday evening, 8th March 2022.
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?
Market suspended in Tasmania on March 1st 2022
This afternoon the AEMO alerted of a market suspension in the TAS region, which coincided with the failure of two undersea fibre cables that caused parts of the state to lose internet access.
Price spike in South Australia on Wednesday 23rd February 2022 – (perhaps) because of sudden drop in output at Bungala Solar Farm?
A price spike in SA on Wednesday 23rd February reminds us of a price spike in NSW on Monday 21st February … one due to coal, the other due to solar … but both illustrating *the same* underlying dynamic.
Price spike in NSW and QLD on Monday 21st February 2022 following trip of Eraring unit 2
As a real time reminder of the energy transition challenges, the trip of Origin’s Eraring unit 2 was a significant driver of the price spike in NSW to $15,100/MWh on Tuesday 21st February 2022.
Market Suspension in South Australia on Friday 18th February 2022
A quick note about the brief Market Suspension in South Australia on Friday afternoon, 18th February 2022.