From one extreme (perhaps lowest ever in June 2017, on like-for-like) to the other (new record production) in the space of just one month for aggregate wind in South Australia
Read MoreA quick note about high wind speeds in South Australia this afternoon leading to AEMO constraining wind farm output down for System Strength reasons.
Low energy prices in South Australia combined with high prices for Raise Regulation
An explanation of how the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) contributed to the wind drought we observed recently on WattClarity.
A year on from my review of “remarkable” prices seen in Q2 2016, I return to the same analysis and update for Q2 2017. Outcomes are even more extreme…
A brief look, in the time available today, at a truly remarkable low point in aggregate wind farm output across the NEM through June 2017
Coming back from a week out of the office, I was disconcerted to see that yet another industrial energy user has closed its doors.
A quick look at how the wholesale contracts market reacted to the announced bundle of measures by the Queensland Government, aimed at reducing the cost of electricity to energy users.