Brief recap of NSW on Monday 5th February 2024
A brief review of what unfolded in NSW on Monday evening 5th February 2024.
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.
Expectations for high demand in NSW this (hot) evening – Monday 5th February 2024
A short early-afternoon article about expectations for NSW on Monday 5th February 2024.
NEM-wide ‘Market Demand’ reached 32,938MW on Sunday 4th Feb 2024 (updated)
A short article (perhaps with others to follow?) recording a high NEM-wide demand evening on Sunday 4th February 2024.
Brief details of IRPM through the day on Monday 20th November 2023
A short note (in conjunction with some analysis for GenInsights Quarterly Updates for 2023 Q4) about the narrow band of IRPM seen through the day on Monday 20th November 2023.
Forecast NEM-wide ‘Market Demand’ at ~32,250MW on Sunday 4th February 2024
A second article looking ahead to (forecasts about) Sunday 4th February 2024 … where NEM-wide demand might reach the highest point in summer 2023-24 to date.
Sky-high IRPM in the middle of the day, Sunday 1st October 2023
A short note (in conjunction with some analysis for GenInsights Quarterly Updates for 2023 Q4) about the high level of IRPM seen on Sunday 1st October 2023.
Summer 2023-24 demand – high or low?
Inspired (or provoked) by Paul’s earlier article noting ‘NEM-wide demand has been quite low through summer 2023-24 (at least to date)’, guest author Allan O’Neil takes a look at how aggregate consumption stacks up for this summer, compared to prior.
(Belatedly noting that) Millmerran unit 1 came back online on Wed 31st January 2024
Millmerran 1 came back online Wednesday morning 31st January 2024, as per the outage schedule.
Tarong unit 2 back online, after forced outage because of tube leak (~1 week earlier than planned)
Tarong unit 2 came back online late Thursday evening 1st February 2024 … a week earlier than noted in the outage schedule when it came offline.
NEM-wide demand has been quite low through summer 2023-24 (at least to date)
A short article looking back over 2 months of summer 2023-24 (to date) to what levels have been attained for NEMwide ‘Market Demand’
Evening volatility in QLD and NSW on Monday 29th January 2024
A quick note about volatility in QLD and NSW on Monday evening 29th January 2024
AEMO briefly forecasts LOR3 (i.e. load shedding) in QLD on Thu 1st Feb 2024
An ST PASA data update on Monday morning 29th January 2024 forecasts LOR3 (i.e. load shedding) for Thursday morning 1st February 2024
Evening volatility in QLD and NSW on Sunday 28th January 2024
A short record of a burst of volatility in QLD and NSW on Sunday evening 28th January 2024.
Forecast evening demand for QLD falling away for Thu 27th Jan 2024
An afternoon update (16:05) of the forecasts for QLD this evening, Sat 27th Jan 2024
AEMO announces intention to commence RERT negotiations in QLD–on Saturday 27th January 2024
The AEMO has announced intention to negotiate for RERT (Reserve Trader) in a very hot QLD for possible dispatch later on Saturday 27th January 2024.
AEMO forecasts impressive evening demand in QLD on Saturday 27th Jan 2024 (middle of a 3-day weekend)
A late morning look at AEMO’s forecasts for Saturday evening 27th January 2024.
Evening burst of volatility in (QLD and) NSW on Friday 26th January 2024
A short article to record some evening volatility in NSW (and briefly QLD) on Friday 26th January 2024
AEMO’s forecasts for higher ‘Market Demand’ in NSW on Thursday evening 25th January 2024 don’t materialise
A quick look-back on the what was forecast, and what actually happened, for ‘Market Demand’ in NSW on Thursday 25th Jan 2024.
First output at Tallawarra B
A brief record, using ez2view, of the very early output data for EnergyAustralia’s Tallawarra B station.
Record of ‘trip to house load’ (TTHL) at Tarong unit 4 yesterday
Given I had ez2view’s ‘Bids & Offers’ widget open and can now access bid data for yesterday, a quick toggle confirms yesterday’s hunch of a TTHL operation at Tarong Unit 4.