Case Study (Part 2) of Low % VRE NEM-wide on 3rd and 4th July 2023
The second part of an ongoing case study examining two successive days of low VRE generation in early July 2023. This part examines IRPM, earlier forecasts of available...
Winter 2023 in the NEM
On Thu 19th October, the AER published Quarterly Review for 2023 Q3
A short article on Saturday about an AER's publication that was released in the past week ... a review of 2023 Q3.
Spot price volatility in the evening of 4th September 2023
Spot price volatility was experienced in Queensland and New South Wales on 4th September 2023.
Power Surge on 30th August 2023 affects Azure Services – and hence AEMO services (and GR services)
A quick status update, early on Thursday 31st August 2023, about issues at Azure (caused by a power surge) that has been affecting AEMO (and our) systems.
2+ hour bout of spot price volatility in SA on Wednesday morning 30th August 2023
A quick record of some spot price volatility in South Australia on the morning of Wednesday 30th August 2023.
New low point for ‘Market Demand’ in QLD on Sunday 20th August 2023
A sunny late winter's day in QLD sees new low point for minimum Market Demand.
Semi-Scheduled Bid MaxAvail – Initial Results
A week's worth of data provides indications of how semi-scheduled generators are using bid MaxAvail to manage dispatch availability.
Evening volatility in SA, VIC, NSW and QLD on Tuesday 15th August 2023
A quick record of volatility Tuesday evening 15th August 2023
Price volatility in SA on Sunday afternoon 13th August 2023
Continuing network outage, and weather conditions, leads to long duration of elevated price in SA over the weekend.
Over four hours of volatility in the SA region on Friday evening 11th August 2023
Some quick notes about volatility in SA on Friday evening 11th August 2023.
Looking back at FCAS on 1 August 2023
Don't forget about FCAS when the energy market starts to steal the spotlight.
Mainland volatility on Tuesday evening 1st August 2023
Third article for Tuesday 1st August 2023 - recording some evening volatility across the 4 x mainland regions.
Price volatility in SA on August 1, 2023
Light winds and a constrained interconnector contributed to elevated prices on 1 August 2023.
Peak production from Wind Farms across the NEM blasts past prior all-time record Friday evening 7th July 2023
A quick look at the new all-time record for wind production, NEMwide, on Friday evening 7th July 2023
Will we see new ‘All-Time-Max’ wind across the NEM on Saturday morning 8th July 2023?
Looks like we're ramping up to a new all-time maximum for NEM-wide wind production ... perhaps?
Mid-afternoon prices elevated with modest wind and modest solar
A quick look at elevated prices mid afternoon on Monday 3rd July 2023.
From the outside looking in: Checking back in with the NEM via Australian Energy Week 2023 coverage
After having had an extended break abroad, the coverage from last week's AEW event provided a unique opportunity to check back in with the energy market from an...
NEM-wide wind production record broken twice last weekend. New record as of Sunday 25th of June 2023
It appears that the NEM-wide wind production record was broken again, and then again, over the weekend. A quick look at wind output for each region to see...
A run of high prices seen in SA this morning Wednesday 28th June 2023
Earlier LOR conditions forecast for SA this morning did not eventuate to an actual, but the region was hit with a short run of price spikes.
LOR3 forecast flickers on and off for South Australia for tomorrow evening 27th of June 2023
A brief summary of how the LOR forecast for South Australia tomorrow evening (and later in the week) has evolved throughout today.