AEMO preliminary report on VIC region suspension (loss of SCADA) on 22nd April
Here's where to find AEMO's preliminary report on the loss of SCADA on 22nd April 2023 in Victoria that led to that region being suspended for more than 24 hours.
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Morning volatility in South Australia on Thursday 4th May 2023
The South Australian price has been bouncing up above $10,000/MWh on Thursday 4th May 2023
A second (still rushed) look at volatility in NSW very early on Monday 1st May 2023 … a possible snag with Liddell retirement from market data systems?
Taking a second look at the very early morning volatility in the NSW region on Monday 1st May 2023, we've used the 'Constraint Dashboard' widget in ez2view to get so far ... and then...
Australia’s Renewable Energy Boom – The Good, The Bad and the Downright Ugly
Tristan Edis from Green Energy Markets takes a deep dive into generator performance across the NEM. He provides his take on which wind and solar farms have outperformed and underperformed, through the recent renewable...
Spot price volatility in NSW and SA on Monday 1st May 2023
A very quick look at separate bouts of volatility on Monday 1st May 2023 - firstly in NSW and then later in South Australia.
Relatively low wind harvest through Sunday 30th April is a reminder of challenges in the energy transition
A quick article on Sunday evening to highlight the difference between sunlight hours and darkness hours in terms of pricing patterns today (the weekend following the closure of Liddell).
That’s all folks: the last unit of Liddell Power Station closes
Liddell Unit 1 ramped down it's output to 0MW at roughly 10:30am this morning, signaling the full retirement of Liddell Power Station.
AEMO’s QED for Q1 2023 + AER’s analogous report released
A short article to note that the AEMO released it's QED for Q1 2023 this morning, and a list of the early media coverage.
AEMO intermittently forecasting LOR2 (Low Reserve Condition) for NSW for Saturday 29th April 2023 – the day after the last Liddell unit is scheduled to close
As many know, Liddell Unit 1 is slated to close today (the last of the 4 units), Friday 28th April. Unfortunately coincident with that, AEMO is forecasting LOR2 low reserve condition for the middle...
Timestamping Renewable Energy Certificates is a Bad Idea.
Tom Geiser argues against time-stamped Renewable Energy Certificates - and how the concept could impact trade, accuracy, market signals and other factors.
Guest Authored Posts
Stacking Up: Unlocking Multiple Revenue Streams in the NEM
Ben Nethersole from Baringa summarises the different contracting routes available for renewables and storage, and how project business cases are increasingly stacking these together.
Aligning business cases with the current, and future, reality
Following his presentation at the CEC's Wind Industry Forum, Jonathon Dyson shares lessons learned from helping developers and operators of wind projects in solidifying their business case.
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