The never-ending (horror) story at Callide C … more long delays in expected Return-to-Service
More updates recently about the Callide C power station. Looks like we'll be waiting a while longer for the (delayed again) return to service...
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Spot Price volatility in QLD and NSW on Friday 26th May 2023
Continuing the recent run of volatility in QLD and NSW, another bout (albeit shorter) on Friday 26th May 2023.
Vedran’s note today, about ‘more wind than hydro in Tasmania’ for early morning Thursday 25th May 2023
Prompted by a LinkedIn update by Vedran Kovac (at Hydro Tasmania) we've taken a quick look at the supply mix in Tasmania during the current week.
Spot market volatility on Thursday 25th May 2023 (and Actual LOR2 in NSW)
The sun's gone down on Thursday 25th May 2023, and prices have spiked (as in recent days).
AEMO declares Scheduling Error (incident #54) with respect to post-Liddell snag
AEMO has confirmed our earlier hunch of a Scheduling Error in the immediate aftermath of the Liddell unit retirements.
An imminent improvement to the bidding and dispatch process for Semi-Scheduled units
AEMO is re-enabling the ‘MaxAvail’ figure in bids for Semi-Scheduled units. It will act as a limit on capacity available, feeding into the NEMDE dispatch process for the...
(Early!) winter evening volatility returns to QLD and NSW on Wednesday 24th May 2023
A quick article to capture volatility in QLD and NSW on Wednesday evening 24th May 2023.
IRPM drops below 15% on Tuesday 23rd May 2023
A short article this evening noting IRPM has dropped below 15% on a NEM-wide basis (a tight supply-demand balance).
AEMO’s MMS 5.2, ez2view v9.7, Semi-Scheduled MaxAvail in the Bid, and a self-forecasting example
Today (Tue 23rd May) is the go-live date for AEMO's EMMS v5.2 - which will contain new data for some market enhancements. Here's a quick look at where...
Evening volatility in QLD and NSW on Saturday 20th May 2023
A short article to mark an evening burst of volatility in QLD and NSW, with VIC1-NSW1 again constrained.
Guest Authored Posts
Hot chips, algorithms and electricity markets
Declan Kelly thinks through and discusses competition issues that could arise from the increasing proliferation of auto-bidding software by big batteries in the NEM - and suggests some...
NEMDE nightmares – parallel pathways and clashing constraints
Prompted by a question by a client in a training session for a new ez2view user, guest author Allan O'Neil has written 2,940 words to explain the price...
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