AEMC published update on Compensation Claims under APC
On 4th July the AEMC published their second 'Notice of Receipt of Claims' with respect to compensation under the Administered Pricing period in June 2022.
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AER published ‘Semi-Scheduled Generator Compliance Bulletin and Checklist’
A short article about the AER's publication (on 1st July 2022) of some updated information to help Semi-Scheduled generators understand their obligations.
Morning volatility in South Australia on Friday 8th July 2022
A quick look at this morning's volatility in South Australia.
AEMO published (final of) High Level Design for IESS
On 7th July 2022 the AEMO published the final ‘High Level Design’ for the IESS implementation.
Reviewing price patterns in Q2 2022 … anatomy of an Energy Crisis
After many years in a row, we return (in the midst of the '2022 Energy Crisis') to review the pricing patterns in the NEM and the WEM for...
Alinta Energy submits Rule Change temporarily request to raise the Administered Price Cap (from $300/MWh to $600/MWh)
A short article about the rule change proposed by Alinta Energy to raise the APC ... quite topical given Q2 2022.
RERT dispatched in QLD – at 17:00 on Tuesday 5th July 2022
RERT (Reserve Trader) dispatched in QLD.
Significant (~1,300MW) drop in Available Generation in QLD on Tuesday morning 5th July
This morning we also saw a sizeable drop (just over 1,300MW) in Available Generation the QLD region ... which appears to have triggered an 'Actual LOR2' condition.
RERT may be triggered this evening – Tuesday 5th July 2022?
This morning (Tue 5th july 2022) AEMO announces it may see the need to trigger Reserve Trader this evening.
Actual LOR1 and $15,500/MWh in the QLD region on a cold/dreary Monday evening 4th July 2022
A quick article Monday evening about volatility in QLD.
Guest Authored Posts
An initial look at Winners and Losers from Frequency Performance Payments (FPP)
In his first guest authored article on WattClarity, Jack Fox reports some initial observations from a review of the Non Financial Obligation (NFO) data that's been published since
Hot chips, algorithms and electricity markets
Declan Kelly thinks through and discusses competition issues that could arise from the increasing proliferation of auto-bidding software by big batteries in the NEM - and suggests some...
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