Whiplash on VIC1-NSW1
A quick article recording the large reversal in Target Flow on VIC1-NSW1 interconnector ... something we are seeing increasingly frequently.
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Transmission outage of the Dapto -to- Kangaroo Valley transmission link in southern NSW (line 18) … and spot volatility
For several reasons we take a look at a transmission outage in southern NSW that contributed to some volatility seen in QLD and NSW in the second half of May ... and might also...
Spot price volatility in QLD and NSW on Monday 12th June 2023
A quick look at some evening volatility in QLD and NSW on Monday 12th June 2023.
Four coal unit outages in the past 24 hours
It does not happen often, so when receiving 4 different 'coal unit off' alerts within 24 hours, we thought we would take a look ...
Record for NEM-wide wind production nudged slightly higher on Thu 8th June 2023
Looks like we hit a new record for NEM-wide wind production on Thursday evening 8th June 2023 ... slightly increasing on the prior record from 10 months ago.
Another research paper into solar and wind droughts in Australia
A quick note at another research paper (focused on an area of interest to us) that's crossed our field of vision.
Reader question about current (planned) outage at Millmerran unit 2
Answering a reader question (about the current outage at Millmerran unit 2) with some pictures in an article on WattClarity.
AER writes ‘Stanwell fined for allegedly putting power system security and stability at risk’ … re May 2021 Callide Explosion
Also today, we saw an AER notice about fines paid by Stanwell Corporation related to what happened after Callide C4 exploded on 25th May 2021
AEMO releases outlook for Winter 2023
Worth a short note that (on the first official day of winter … though in temperature terms it started some weeks ago) they have published a Media Release ‘AEMO forecasts improved winter 2023 for...
Digging further into ‘Aggregate Scheduled Target’, to understand what Dispatchable Capacity is actually required
In conjunction with the analysis done to complete GenInsights Quarterly Update for Q1 2023 (released today), here's 14 years of daily data of 'Aggregate Scheduled Target' that might help to illustrate the aggregate requirement...
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The challenge of imperfect foresight: Storage operation in a highly renewable NEM
Josh Boegheim from Powerlink discusses the limitations of perfect foresight assumptions for system planning—and shares results from a recent study that simulated energy storage dispatch using deterministic and stochastic forecasting approaches.
The growing NEM BESS fleet: Who is controlling all this capacity, anyway?
Matt Grover from Fluence shares insights into the NEM's growing big battery fleet and what it means for the market and their operators. This article follows on from his keynote at the ESS two...
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