Collections of events that we see happening in the NEM, categorised in terms of the seasons in which they occur.
Today (Mon 27th Sept) we were alerted to this Virtual Information Session on Wednesday 29th September that some of our readers will be interested in (Enabling FCAS at Musselroe Wind Farm)
Just last Friday the AEMO notified stakeholders more broadly about their new Market Notice Framework about ‘Minimum System Load’ and/or ‘Distributed Photovoltaics (DPV) Contingency’ ... prior to Sunday's new lowest point for minimum demand...
Sunny skies and mild weather in South Australia on Sunday 26th September sees a new (lower) point for 'Minimum Demand set in the South Australian region.
Guest author, Josh Stabler of Energy Edge, provides a look into the 'contagion of scarcity' events impacting the market since mid-May 2021.
Sunday afternoon saw demand in NSW hit new historic lows for the second weekend in a row.
[POSTED AT ~13:00] On Sat 11th Sept 2021, the 'Grid Demand' in the NSW region has dropped to levels not seen for many, many years ... especially when considering it is in the middle...
From 10:00 today (Friday 10th September 2021), ElectraNet’s new synchronous condensers (which have been under testing) will be deliver a boost to Semi-Scheduled units in South Australia.
Sharing the AEMO's email this morning alerting the market to the 'full speed ahead to 5MS' notice.
Following comments on social media over the weekend about a new low point for brown coal generation, I took a quick look.
Carl Daley of EnergyByte, examines recent energy and gas price volatility, leading to the conclusion that the May to July period in QLD and NSW has been the biggest shock to the spot market...
As Q2 2021 unfolded, it seemed that there were many instances where prices spiked during evening demand peaks - and that wind output was low at the time. So I took a closer statistical...
Prompted by reports elsewhere of solar PV production eclipsing coal-fired production on Sunday for a period of time, I had a quick look (including at aggregate bid volumes).
It's now seven months since the SCADA outage on Sunday 24th January 2021 - and we're finally able to complete and publish this (quite long) article exploring some of the implications for units on...
A short note from AEMO's weekly newsletter - about power system oscillations in west Murray region (VIC/NSW)
Sunday 15th August saw lowest level of Operational Demand in the NEM for a winter period, NEM-wide. This also led to a number of other outcomes (including higher renewable penetration, negative prices, ... and...
Prompted by last Friday's publication of the AER's 'Wholesale Markets Quarterly' for Q2 2021, here's a tabulated summary of some of the contributing factors of spot price volatility (and hence high average prices) for...
One Monday evening article noting reports that the fire at Victoria Big Battery is under control.
Monday's update on the fire at the new 'Victoria Big Battery' - which seems to have mostly come under control by the afternoon.
A short update on Sunday 1st August 2021, about the continuing fire at the Victoria Big Battery.
On Thursday 30th July 2021 Origin Energy announced a large impairment on several different types of assets - its own generation portfolio, renewable PPAs, and gas purchase contracts. However the focus in the media...