Evening volatility in South Australia on Tue 27th Feb 2024 + bushfire risk
A short article, recording the start of evening volatility in South Australia ... and the coincident bushfire risk.
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Temporary replacement towers up, for the Moorabool Sydenham No1 500 kV line (on Sun 25th Feb 2024)
A reader has helped point out that temporary towers brought the Moorabool Sydenham No1 500 kV line back into service on Sun 25th Feb 2024 (with No2 line still out).
The forecast LOR2 for NSW on Thursday 29th February 2024 grows more extreme…
AEMO updated forecasts for LOR2 in NSW (and now QLD) for Thursday 29th Feb 2024 are now more severe than the earlier forecasts.
CFA warns of ‘Catastrophic and extreme fire danger’ for parts of Victoria tomorrow (Wed 28th Feb 2024)
A short note looking at CFA warnings of 'Extreme Bushfire Risk' for locations in Victoria on Wednesday 28th February 2024.
Stubborn forecasts for LOR2 (low reserve condition) for NSW for Thursday evening 29th February 2024
A Tuesday morning article, looking ahead to forecasts of LOR2 (tight supply-demand balance) for NSW on Thursday evening 29th February 2024
Volatility in QLD and NSW on Monday 26th February 2024
A short record of evening volatility in Queensland and NSW on Monday 26th February 2024.
Tuesday 31st October 2023 sees the only two instances (in Q4, and all year) of AggROT for Semi-Scheduled units < -500MW
Also from GenInsights Quarterly Updates for 2023 Q4, the particular case of Tuesday 31st October 2023 is also worth sharing (and a broad audience understanding).
Large instances of collective under-performance across all Semi-Scheduled units on Sunday 24th December 2023
Returning a focus to GenInsights Quarterly Updates for 2023 Q4, here's a particular example from Sunday 24th December 2023 worth sharing (and a broad audience understanding).
Thursday 29th February 2024 could be a (relatively) high demand day in NSW
A quick look forward (from Sun 25th Feb) towards Thursday 29th Feb 2024 in NSW
Belatedly noticing slight slippage in return to service for Callide C3
Twelve days ago there was news about a delay to return to service for Callide C3 (now to 31st March 2024), but we'd missed it.
Guest Authored Posts
How the NEM BESS fleet is operating on peak days, and how to be a savvy operator
In this guest article, Matt Grover from Fluence draws on operational data and real-world trading experience to unpack how Australia’s grid-scale batteries performed across three June 2025 peak days — and what capabilities belong...
Why Gladstone’s prospective closure reveals a new kind of NEM failure
With the Queensland state government’s new energy roadmap due out tomorrow, Greg Elkins highlights how distorted signals and state interventions expose a new NEM failure.
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