The self-forecaster is one type of ‘machine’, the use of which has been seen to be on the rise since the early ARENA trials in 2018.
There’s various other collations relevant to self-forecasting – including:
1) a Glossary Page about Self-Forecasting that provides some background, and links to relevant articles.
2) Various tagged articles sets – such as:
(a) About ‘self-forecasting’.
3) And also some other categorised lists, for instance:
(a) ‘Games that Self-Forecasters can Play’.
(b) ‘Long-term trend in Self-Forecasting’
(c) ‘Self-Forecasting for Semi-Scheduled Units’
In this category, we’re collating articles pertaining to the challenges with the automated machine-based components of self-forecasters.
The (concerning) frequency spike across the NEM in the middle of the day (Tuesday 19th August 2025) has triggered many proximate questions - understandable - but also has raised these 3 Broader Questions.
On Thursday 17th March, Jonathon Dyson presented at the CEC Wind Industry Forum in Melbourne about the increasing role of auto-bidding and self-forecasting in the modern-day NEM. In this article, he shares some of...