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SA price spike on Tue 12th March 2024 with rapid ramp in demand

Tue 12^th March 2024 4:32 PM | Paul McArdle

A short article to document a price spike in SA on Tuesday afternoon 12th March 2024

Spot price volatility in South Australia on Monday 11th March 2024

Mon 11^th March 2024 6:32 PM | Paul McArdle

A short record of the start of some price volatility in South Australia on Monday 11th March 2024.

Elevated prices (and demand) in VIC and SA on Sunday evening 10th March 2024

Sun 10^th March 2024 5:49 PM | Paul McArdle

A short record of evening volatility in VIC and SA during the heatwave on Sunday 10th March 2024.

Elevated demand in SA and VIC on Saturday 9th March 2024

Sat 9^th March 2024 6:28 PM | Paul McArdle

A short note to record some slightly elevated demand in VIC and SA on Sat 9th March 2024 over a hot long weekend.

8th March 2024–CleanCo’s Update #1 about the repair and return to service of Barron Gorge Power station

Fri 8^th March 2024 10:00 PM | Paul McArdle

A brief, and belated, post here to link through to this Update #1 on the Kuranda Weir Recovery Project (published by CleanCo on 8th March 2024)

Case Study of Sunday 12th November 2023 (lowest point for Aggregate Scheduled Target in 2023)

Fri 8^th March 2024 5:50 PM | Paul McArdle

A 2nd short article falling out of GenInsights Quarterly Updates for 2023 Q4. This one looks at Sunday 12th November 2023 and shows the lowest point in 2023 for NEM-wide Aggregate Scheduled Target (and...

Case Study of Friday 8th Dec 2023 (big gyrations in Aggregate Scheduled Target)

Fri 8^th March 2024 3:27 PM | Paul McArdle

A short article looking at Friday 8th December 2023 looking at NEM-wide Aggregate Scheduled Target on the day.

Cloud impacts on demand, a review of NSW on 29 February 2024

Fri 8^th March 2024 1:52 PM | Linton Corbet

The Russ Christ Effect can be described as cloud impacts on rooftop PV arriving before any associated cooling conditions. We consider the extent to which a sudden and unforecast jump in demand was driven...

Stanwell unit 1 still (mostly) running Fixed Load (Part 2) … but took time for a TTHL test on Wed 6th March 2024

Thu 7^th March 2024 3:14 PM | Paul McArdle

A short note recording the 'trip to house load' (TTHL) test at Stanwell unit 1 on Wednesday 6th March 2024 ... using the same parts of the plant subject to concerns about fatigue damage.

Temporary replacement towers up, for the Moorabool Sydenham No2 500 kV line (from 12:10 on Wed 6th March 2024)

Wed 6^th March 2024 2:17 PM | Paul McArdle

That same reader has helped point out that temporary towers brought the Moorabool Sydenham No2 500 kV line back into service on Wed 6th March 2024 (following No1 line RTS on Sun 25th Feb...

Curtailment of Large Solar in NSW on Thursday afternoon 29th Feb 2024 exacerbated the price volatility

Sat 2^th March 2024 3:30 PM | Paul McArdle

A quick look back at Thu 29th Feb 2024 - a day where afternoon (congestion-based) curtailment of Large Solar in NSW exacerbated the tight supply-demand balance and spot price volatility.

A quick summary of aggregate yield from Large Solar on Tuesday 28th November 2023

Sat 2^th March 2024 11:50 AM | Paul McArdle

A quick look back at Tuesday 28th November 2023, a day of lowest Large Solar yield through 2023 Q4.

So where does NSW peak demand on Thu 29th Feb 2024 sit in historical context?

Fri 1^th March 2024 9:48 AM | Paul McArdle

Putting the high demand seen in NSW on Thu 29th Feb 2024 in historical context.

So how much did Eraring Power Station supply, of the NSW electricity consumption, at peak demand time on Thursday 29th February 2024?

Thu 29^th February 2024 10:18 PM | Paul McArdle

Last article (on the day) about Thu 29th Feb 2024. Prompted by an AFR article just over 24 hours ago, how large was the contribution of Eraring Power Station to the NSW electricity region...

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