Media buzz about compensation for Gladstone Power Station under the coal price cap
Two media articles (in the Guardian and the Australian) prompt a quick article, utilising an in-development copy of the up-coming GSD2022.
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Tis the season … for a ‘bomb cyclone’ in North America that stretches wholesale supplies of electricity (and leaves >1M customers off supply with localised network outages)
All's been quiet in the Australian National Electricity Market ... which is not the same as the situation in North America, where extreme cold has stretched supplies across a large swathe of the country...
‘NEM Local Temperature Alert’ for Port Augusta on Monday 26th December 2022
A short note about AEMO's MN104622 ... with a high temperature warning for Port Augusta for 26th December 2022.
How closely monitoring households’ energy data can unleash their solar outputs and (possibly) make them more money
UQ's Richard Bean and Neil Horrocks discuss a project they are involved with that would enable network operators to see household voltage and current data in real time.
Discussion Paper released with respect to adding Emissions Reduction into the NEO
A consultation paper (emissions reduction objective in the NEO) has been released, with submissions due 7th Feb 2023.
Kogan Creek returned to service on Tuesday 20th December 2022
CS Energy's Kogan Creek restarted on the morning of Tuesday 20th December 2022.
Return to service expectation for Callide C3 is (still) 11th February 2023
No change in return-to-service expectation for Callide C3.
Callide C4 generator transformer delivered to Callide Power Station
A quick note to echo the news from CS Energy that the replacement generator transformer is onsite.
Victorian minimum demand drops lower on Sunday 18th December 2022
A series of SMS alerts today, whilst I was out-and-about prompted me to take a look at the new low point for Victorian minimum demand on Sunday 18th December 2022.
How common are islandings and transmission tower failures in the NEM?
In light of recent events, Dan Lee does some digging to find historical incidences of islandings and transmission tower failures.
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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