Collation of articles pertaining to Sunday 20th October 2024
In the following dispatch interval (11:50 on Sunday 20th October 2024) the level of 'Market Demand' fell ~200MW ... below the prior 'lowest ever*' point set a few weeks earlier.
On Sunday 20th October 2024 we see a new 'lowest ever*' point for NEM-wide 'Market Demand' courtesy of mild weather and gangbusters rooftop PV.
ElectraNet are reporting that at least twenty-three transmission towers and six 132kV stobie poles fell down or were damaged during last night's wild weather.
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.