A collation of articles, pertaining to Thursday 17th October 2024.
Several media outlets are reporting that Olympic Dam in South Australia has lost power, which may cause headaches for system operators with demand in South Australia forecast to go negative this weekend.
Read MoreGiven recent events, we’re asking a rhetorical question about how many temporary transmission towers there are currently in Australia?
Goyder South Wind Farm was one of the wind farms in SA that showed a large drop in output on Thursday evening 17th October 2024. We take a quick look and see its cause is different than for Snowtown and Clements Gap.
Clements Gap Wind Farm was one of the wind farms in SA that appeared to trip unexpectedly on Thursday evening 17th October 2024. We take a quick look.
Snowtown 1 Wind Farm was one of the wind farms in SA that appeared to trip unexpectedly on Thursday evening 17th October 2024. We take a quick look.
Using ‘next day public’ data in ez2view, here’s an initial replay of 7 dispatch intervals on Thursday evening 17th Oct 2024 in South Australia.
Second article for Thursday evening 17th October 2024, about unplanned network outages (in severe weather) in South Australia.
On Thursday evening 17th October 2024, a significant weather event in South Australia has damaged the high-voltage network in SA Far North (and power supply has been impacted).
ABC Broken Hill has reported that seven transmission towers collapsed south of the town overnight due to strong winds and hail.
To provide some more colour about what’s been happening on Thursday 17th October 2024, here’s a snapshot of NEM Mainland frequency at 15:07 (NEM time) looking back only 15 minutes.
A second article about some ‘interesting’ market events in South Australia on Thursday 17th October 2024.
The spot price has been bouncing around in South Australia this morning (Thu 17th Oct). Here’s a short record.