AEMO notifies of Actual MSL1 in Victoria, on Sunday 3rd November 2024
I’m not sure we’ve ever had an Actual MSL1 event before, so worth a quick note referencing Market Notice MN119760 published at 11:49 noting an Actual MSL1 in Victoria.
Market Operations
Forecast tight supply-demand balance (i.e. LOR2) for QLD and NSW on Thursday evening 7th November 2024
Worth a short note, given the alerts from ez2view have continued to buzz in recent days, as the AEMO continues to update forecast LOR2 warnings for both QLD and NSW regions for Thursday 7th...
Silverton Wind Farm (also) back online near Broken Hill – Friday evening 1st November 2024
Friday afternoon 1st November 2024 our copies of ez2view did alert us to the restart of the STWF1 unit, just prior to the 16:40 dispatch interval (NEM time).
AEMO updates its forecasts for MSL1 in Victoria for coming days ….
With the AEMO's overview of its Minimum System Load 'hot off the press' on Friday 1st Nov 2024 - there's forecasts for MSL1 on Sat 2nd, Sun 3rd and Tue 5th Nov 2024.
AEMO publishes an overview of their ‘Minimum System Load procedure’ for Victoria
The AEMO’s publication today (Fri 1st Nov 2024) of their ‘Victorian Minimum System Load Procedure Overview’ 3-page PDF document will be well received.
~55 minutes of frequency wobbles in the middle of the day – Thursday 31st October 2024 (Part 1)
Some wobbles in System Frequency (NEM mainland) through the middle of the day on Thursday 31st October 2024 stick out, and will be progressively explored.
P30 demand forecast glitch hunches
A brief look into whether rooftop PV forecast were the driver behind the demand forecast glitch on 29 October 2024.
BESS market operations: We need to talk about being scheduled
James Tetlow of Overwatch Energy shares this article which is adapted from his presentation about BESS operations in the NEM at the recent All-Energy conference in Melbourne.
Broken Hill re-connected to the main grid (on temporary towers), overnight to Friday 1st November 2024 … a little earlier than expected
As of 8:41pm Broken Hill time (ACDT) 31 Oct, Transgrid confirmed the power line linking Broken Hill to the HV transmission network was energised.
Glitch in P30 demand forecast for QLD on Tuesday evening 29th October 2024
A short (and belated) article with respect to a sizeable error in P30 predispatch forecast for ‘Market Demand’ in QLD on Tuesday evening 29th October 2024;
Buronga No.4 330kV synchronous condenser has been commissioned (as part of PEC)
AEMO says ... at 12:00 on Thursday 31st October 2024, the Buronga No.4 330kV synchronous condenser has been commissioned
Broken Hill power supplies might be reconnected to the wide grid on Saturday 2nd November 2024
Some good news I saw (on Wednesday morning 30th Oct 2024) was that Broken Hill might be reconnected to the wider grid (albeit on the temporary towers for now) as early as this Saturday...
Next stage of testing for PEC Stage 1 scheduled to begin tomorrow afternoon (Thursday 31st October 2024)
Prompted by a client question, here's a quick look at some of the Project Energy Connect (PEC Stage 1) related constraint sets.
Down for the count: eight separate transmission tower failure incidents in less than five years
A map of where the eight separate transmission tower incidents have occurred over the past five years.
Forecast MSL1 in Victoria for Tuesday 5th November 2024 (a.k.a. Melbourne Cup Day)
AEMO’s broadcast today of an MSL1 alert for a weekday next week (albeit Melbourne Cup) is notable
Some rapid fluctuations in NEM Mainland Frequency – on Tuesday afternoon/evening 29th October 2024
A short article to flag a two rapid (and noticeable) fluctuations in Mainland Frequency that we spotted this afternoon/evening on Tuesday 29th October 2024.
A longer-range view of operations at Broken Hill BESS
A brief collation of several key events over recent years in the development and early operations of the Broken Hill BESS.
Broken Hill BESS discharges into the Sunday evening peak (27th October 2024)
A quick update on Broken Hill - with BHB1 discharging Sunday evening 27th October 2024, and more updates from the Energy Minister.
Broken Hill BESS restarts operations (cautiously), on Saturday 26th October 2024
It was welcome news to see the Broken Hill BESS start charging this afternoon (Saturday 26th October 2024 at 15:41 NEM time).
‘Market Demand’ in NSW drops below the prior ‘lowest ever*’ point
From the 12:05 dispatch interval, today's series of SMS alerts has started from the 12:05 dispatch interval (NEM time) announcing new ‘lowest ever*’ points for ‘Market Demand’ in NSW.