Adding to the distractions, more alerts from ez2view have drawn our attention to a series of Market Notices warning of forecast Minimum System Load (a.k.a. MSL) conditions for South Australia in the coming days.
Today, we have the advantage of ‘next day public’ data, so are able to peel some more layers of the onion (in this article 'Dispatch Error') - with respect to the significant Frequency Spike...
Following his presentation at All-Energy in Melbourne last week, David Dixon reports on the state of the NEM's ambition to reach 82% renewables by 2030.
This afternoon we saw mainland frequency briefly step above its normal operating band for approximately 20 minutes — potentially the result of a data glitch. In this quick piece, we unpack some market dynamics...
In the first hasty article about today's (Thu 6th Nov 2025) frequency spike, we see it quickly went past the NOFB. So, in this article, we look at how far ...
Worth recording this other ez2view ‘Notification’ widget alert received at 14:11 (NEM time) on Thursday 6th November 2025 to mark a large-size drop in ‘Market Demand’ in South Australia.
Given the large ramp in frequency around midday Thu 6th Nov 2025, coincident with a large apparent ramp in 'Market Demand' in Victoria, we suspect a data glitch.
A short note with this snapshot from our live frequency reading over the past hour showing a spike well outside of the Normal Operating Frequency Band on Thursday 6th November 2025
On Wed 5th November 2025 the AEMO has released its first ‘Thermal Audit’ (redacted) Report, which provides 'a review of the flexibility and capability of the thermal generation fleet'
A very short article with a snapshot from NEMwatch at 19:30 on Wednesday evening 5th November 2025 to mark some evening volatility.
Allan O'Neil unpacks a proposal under consideration by the AEMC to apply “runway” cost allocation to contingency FCAS, explaining how this could materially change who pays for frequency security in the NEM.
Anthony Cornelius from WeatherWatch explains the climate drivers behind Southeast Queensland’s unusually intense 2025 hail season — context that matters for those tracking how extreme weather is evolving and influencing the energy market.
Close to $31.5M of revenue was generated in the FCAS markets in SA over the seven days that the region was frequency separated from the rest of the NEM. This follow-on from Allan O’Neil’s...
Dan Lee provides some exploratory calculations in order to estimate the total cost of maintaining electricity supply throughout a very turbulent June.
With the AER having released its 'Wholesale Markets Quarterly' for Q2 2022 yesterday, I skimmed and saw 9 discrete factors flagged ... each of which contributed to the extreme (price and scarcity) outcomes seen...
On Friday morning 29th July 2022 the AEMO is releasing its 'Quarterly Energy Dynamics' for Q2 2022 - I've flipped through an embargoed copy and have highlighted here eight different factors flagged by AEMO...
To mark the end of the financial year, Dan Lee writes this explainer about MLFs and gives some examples of noticeable long-term MLF trends within the NEM.
Marcelle explores how settlement prices are set and how dispatch is operating during the current market suspension.
Marcelle explores the little-understood concept in NEM dispatch of the tie-break principle, using the new 'Constraint Dashboard' widget in ez2view.
Next Tuesday 5th April 2022 the Smart Energy Council has organised us to provide a briefing on GenInsights21, and what we can learn from this to inform the energy transition.