Victoria’s ‘Market Demand’ low point drops further–on Sunday 12th November 2023
A quick record of Sun 12th Nov 2023, with 'minimum demand' dropping further in Victoria
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A snapshot of Eraring unit 4 on Thursday afternoon 9th Nov 2023
Here's a snapshot of the ‘Unit Dashboard’ widget in ez2view focused on Eraring unit 4 on Thu 9th Nov 2023 to illustrate the impacts of ramp rates in truncating available capacity in the bid.
Spot price volatility in South Australia on Thursday evening 9th Nov 2023
A quick review of spot price volatility seen in South Australia on Thursday evening 9th November 2023.
Media Release = ‘Capacity Investment Scheme supports NSW to deliver 1 GW of cleaner, cheaper, more reliable energy’
The Media Release from the NSW Department of Energy on 22nd November 2023 noting 1,075MW of new firming capacity in NSW - targeting operational date of December 2025.
Bigger or better: Are newer wind farms outperforming older ones?
Dan Lee looks at twenty years of capacity factors for wind farms to see if they are improving in line with recent discussion and long-term modelling assumptions.
Case Study (part 1) of low % VRE NEM-wide on 3rd and 4th July 2023
A brief article as a first Case Study looking at Mon 3rd and Tue 4th July 2023, in conjunction with the compilation of GenInsights Quarterly Updates for 2023 Q3.
No, South Australia is *not* exporting more electricity than it imports…
We're seeing an increasing number of claims on social media along the lines of 'South Australia exporting more than it imports'. Whilst that was true around 2019, it's NOT been the case for a...
Bouldercombe BESS charges for 2 hours at 5MW on Friday 3rd November 2023
As the next step in recovering from a fire onsite during commissioning, Genex Power has released an ASX Announcement and the battery charged briefly on Friday 3rd Nov 2023 afternoon.
Case Study (part 1) of large collective under-performance for Semi-Scheduled assets on Friday 18th August 2023
A brief article as a first Case Study looking at Friday 18th August 2023, in conjunction with the compilation of GenInsights Quarterly Updates for 2023 Q3.
An updated look at Kogan Creek performance in the past 60 days (re industrial action, bushfires, ambient temp, ez2view enhancements, and more)
With ez2view v9.8.5.1 released yesterday (Tue 30th Sept 2023) with enhancements to 'Generator Outages' we take the opportunity of some questions about Kogan Creek Power Station to have a look at the usefulness, and...
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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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