… meanwhile, down at Loy Yang A…
A few quick notes about this week’s developments at Loy Yang A power station
Queensland demand peaks even higher on Friday – and Reserve Plant Margin is tight
Queensland Scheduled Demand on Friday 13th January peaked even higher than on Thursday 12th January, and only 70MW below the all-time record
Queensland electricity demand surpasses 9000MW in heatwave
Hot weather drives Queensland demand higher than 9,000MW for the first time this summer – even with many people still out on holidays…
Hot weather in NSW drives demand higher
Demand rose in NSW today off the back of some hot weather
Victorian “Scheduled Demand” plunges to its lowest ever* level – early on Monday 2nd January
Victoria saw what seems to be the lowest ever* level of electricity demand early on Monday 2nd January 2017
SA electricity demand at New Year’s exhibiting the “Duck Curve” affliction
New Years Eve and New Years Day have provided 2 excellent examples of the “Duck Curve” in South Australia
Barcaldine Solar Farm output – and the audacious 50% by 2030 renewables ambition
A quick look at first output of Barcaldine Solar Farm – as a segue into consideration of what we see as an “audacious” 50% by 2030 ambition.
Alas, no time for a BBQ competition for summer 2016-17
Unfortunately too busy in serving direct customers, so we can’t run the competition for summer 2016-17. You’ll have to wait another year, unfortunately (but still keep an eye on demand as noted in the article).
Managing Energy Sector Disruption is Like Delivering a Joke’s Punchline… Timing is Everything
One of the most disruptive impacts on Australia’s electricity system over the past decade or so has been the rapid uptake of air conditioners – a consumer driven response to the introduction of inexpensive products from China.
What’s going on with Victorian electricity demand?
A question, about why Victorian electricity demand seems to be trending lower and lower…
Forecasting is a Mug’s Game
The three main flaws that put boundaries on the usefulness of all forecasting/modelling
Energy sector unions throw oil onto fire
Putting another cat amongst the pigeons, energy sector unions at Loy Yang A have announced Industrial Action at the station over Christmas.
Another day, another “Actual LOR2” Notice for South Australia
Another LOR2 Market Notice issued for South Australia
AEMO notes low reserve conditions for SA (this summer and next) and in Victoria (next summer)
After an AEMO notice of Low Reserve Condition this summer and next in the south, I had a quick look…
South Australia islanded from the eastern part of the NEM overnight
South Australia was electrically islanded from the eastern part of the NEM for a number of hours overnight. Here’s a quick (early morning) look at some of what happened.
Belated record of a ‘1 in 20 years’ planned outage at Eraring Power Station that had all 4 units offline
In pulling together this article in November 2024 [LINK TO COME] we came across a curious time from October to November 2016 that saw all 4 Eraring units offline for an overlapped period of about 4 weeks. My outsourced memory…
Summer 2016-17 in the NEM
Articles relating to what happens across the NEM through summer 2016-17
So early in summer, will Queensland set a new record for peak demand?
Head’s up for what might be a new record maximum electricity demand on Friday – so early in summer…
A big disconnect between words and actions?
Can you help me understand this apparent (and large) disconnect between words and actions in the GreenPower space?
Hazelwood closure announcement reflected in MT PASA capacity forecasts
Engie’s announced closure of Hazelwood reflected as a big step change reduction in available capacity in Victoria at the end of March 2017.