Loy Yang A3 starts up, as the second (of 4) units to return to service
The start of a return to service for Loy Yang A3.
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AEMO statement (at 20:30) about the 473,000 customers still off supply
AEMO reports (at 20:30) still 473,000 customers off supply.
544,000 lightning strikes around Melbourne on Tuesday 13th February 2024
Ben Domensino (from Weatherzone) provides useful information about the weather experienced in Victoria on Tuesday 13th February 2024
Still 470,000 customers without power in Victoria at 20:00 NEM time on Tuesday 13th February 2024
At 20:00 NEM time (21:00 in VIC) we see still ~470,000 customers without electricity supply.
Weird and wacky (erroneous?) transmission transfer limits for VIC1-NSW1 and Basslink on Tuesday 13th February 2024
A short article to record a question from a client that we did not have time to investigate further today.
Victoria’s Department of Energy reports *six* transmission towers down in Victoria
The Department of Energy* in Victoria confirms that six towers have been downed, on Tuesday 13th February 2024
Unit Trip at Callide B1 on Tuesday 13th February 2024
In amongst the frenetic challenges in Victoria today, the Callide B1 unit (in QLD) tripped ... probably unrelated to the VIC activity.
Towers down near Geelong on 13th February 2024
A photo of downed transmission towers near Geelong, reported in ABC News' blog, was observed on 13 February 2024.
Chronology of (300MW) load shedding in Victoria on Tuesday 13th February 2024
A chronological record of the (directed) load shedding in Victoria on Tuesday afternoon 13th February 2024
More network tripping on Tue 13th Feb 2024 – at Hazelwood terminal station
At 16:13:14 the AEMO published Market Notice 114643 about Hazelwood transformers
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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