Volatility in South Australia on Thursday afternoon 17th November 2022
With low wind production in South Australia on Thursday 17th November, limited import capability and curtailment of rooftop PV, the price has spiked on Thursday afternoon
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Curtailment of distributed PV occurring in South Australia on Thursday 17th November 2022
Once again this week we see (today, Thursday 17th November 2022) the AEMO taking action to curtail rooftop PV in South Australia to keep the system stable whilst islanded.
Curtailment of distributed PV is occurring in South Australia on Wednesday 16th November 2022
Same as yesterday, today (Wed 16th Nov 2022) sees curtailment of distributed PV occurring in South Australia.
ElectraNet chief executive warns risks still to come as sunny weather forecast for Adelaide on Thursday
A quick look at rooftop solar PV forecasts after ElectraNet's chief executive warns about overproduction of distributed energy generation later in the week.
Why the Adelaide storm was so intense
Ant Sharwood of Weatherzone provides some insights into the intensity of last weekend's thunderstorms in South Australia, which had severe impacts on the state's transmission network.
Dispatch of the market’s more complex at present … with SA on its own island (and TAS still in pieces)
One of the side-effects of the transmission issues in South Australia and Tasmania is a (much) more complex dispatch process - with NEMDE file creation times slowing down as a result.
A messy separation: a look at the frequency swings in SA during Saturday afternoon’s islanding event
Dan Lee takes a quick look at 5-second frequency data to show SA's separation from the rest of the NEM and the ensuing frequency swings on late Saturday afternoon.
Curtailment of distributed PV is occurring in South Australia on Tuesday 15th November 2022
On Tuesday 15th November 2022 we see curtailment of distributed PV has been underway since this morning.
A quick review of the sequence of events in SA immediately around the islanding on Saturday 12th November 2022
Fifth article for Monday 14th November 2022 ... taking a quick initial look at the sequence of events immediately around the islanding in South Australia on Saturday 12th November 2022.
FCAS driving the island?
Guest author, Allan O'Neil, contributes his first article with respect to the islanding event in South Australia of November 2022 (in this article taking a look at FCAS market outcomes in South Australia).
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Triple C conditions (cold, calm and cloudy) across the NEM last Thursday evening 26th June 2025
Carl Daley examines the underlying conditions and outcomes that occurred last Thursday evening, the 26th of June.
We need more research on storage trading
In this guest post, Greg Williams calls for more research into how storage bidding—particularly auto-rebidding—is reshaping price formation and competition as flexible assets take centre stage in the NEM.
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