AEMO releases ‘Engineering Roadmap to 100% Renewables’ report
Today the AEMO released a 101-page engineering framework report on the steps required to operate the NEM at 100% instataneous penetrations of renewables.
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The Administered Price Cap has increased to $600/MWh as of today 1st December 2022
A rule change increasing the Administered Price Cap from $300/MWh to $600/MWh, submitted by Alinta Energy, has come into effect today.
Callide C3’s return to service pushed back to February 2023
QLD looks like it will be without Callide's C3 unit until at least February 2023.
Administered Pricing ends for FCAS in SA on Saturday 26th November 2022
Administered Pricing has ended for FCAS in SA after roughly 12 days.
A quick (interim) review of the ~7 days living on the SA island + some broader questions to explore later
Yesterday's note from ElectraNet prompted this initial summary of some of what we've seen happen with the SA islanding event over the last 12 days.
Enhancement of ASEFS and AWEFS forecasts provided by AEMO – from Wednesday 23th November 2022
A short article, to record the upgrade of the ASEFS and AWEFS forecasts for Semi-Scheduled (i.e. Wind and Large Solar) units.
SA Islanding: Never mind the ‘Big Solar Button’, here’s Flexible Exports
James Martin from SwitchDin, provides an overview of the state of distributed energy management, and how it relates to last week's events in SA.
SA islanding ends, on Saturday evening 19th November 2022
On Saturday evening 19th November 2022 the Heywood interconnector returned to service following temporary repairs to the tower damaged on Saturday 12th November.
Curtailment of rooftop PV occurring in South Australia on Saturday 19th November 2022
A short article to record the curtailment of rooftop PV underway in South Australia on Saturday 19th November 2022.
Exploring aspects of Wind Farm performance in South Australia on Saturday 12th November – through the storm and into the islanding
In this article we explore the impacts on wind power generation as the storms passed through, in the leadup to the transmission line trip at 16:39 (NEM time, reflected in the market by the...
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The increasingly stochastic and volatile NEM
Oliver Nunn from Endgame Economics argues that we must begin to think about the distribution of prices in the NEM as a function of weather.
Not all renewable projects are created equal: Why approval times vary dramatically across Australia
Alice Matthews examines how approval times for renewables vary widely by state and technology — with NSW wind projects facing the longest delays.
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