AEMO commences RERT negotiations in NSW on Thursday 16th March 2023
Second post for this afternoon/evening following AEMO announcement to commence RERT Negotiations for this evening in NSW.
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Late ‘summer’ hot blast drives demand higher in NSW and QLD
Some late hot weather (in Autumn 2023) is providing for some activity in the market
2023 Gas Statement of Opportunities (GSOO) from the AEMO identifies that southern Australia’s gas supply is declining faster than projected demand
A short article to note the AEMO's release of the 2023 GSOO today and the subsequent media coverage.
Splitting the ‘X5 constraint’ into two … double trouble?
From 08:00 (NEM time) this morning, the old 'X5 constraint' (i.e. formerly formally known as 'N^^N_NIL_3') has been split into two (i.e. addressing separately risk of tripping of either/both Bendigo to Kerang 220kV line...
Case Study of 17:05 on 27th October 2022 … part 3 … (+861MW AggROT – source of AvailGen)
In Part 3 of this Case Study, we look at the source of the Dispatch Interval Availability forecasts for these units at 17:05 on 27th October 2022 (i.e. Self-Forecast or something else, incl AWEFS/ASEFS).
Case Study of 17:05 on 27th October 2022 … part 2 … (+861MW AggROT – individual units)
In Part 2 of this Case Study, we look at those 15 x Semi-Scheduled units highlighted with large deviations (mostly under-performance) at 17:05 on 27th October 2022 in order to understand more.
Why capacity factor is an increasingly over-simplistic metric
Dan outlines why capacity factor is becoming an increasingly blunt metric for comparing unit performance, and begins unpacking the technical, operational, and commercial factors that need to be considered when assessing generator performance.
Case Study of 17:05 on 27th October 2022 (+861MW AggROT for Semi-Scheduled units) … Part 1 of (an uncertain number)
In Part 1 of this Case Study, we start to look at the large collective under-performance across all Semi-Scheduled units (i.e. Wind and Large Solar) at 17:05 on 27th October 2022. More to come...
AER notice … ‘Market notice from the WEMDRA – Referral to dispute resolution panel’ … about scheduling error on 10th August 2022
A short note following on from the Scheduling Error experienced by AEMO on 10th August 2022.
Some revelations in GenInsights Q4 2022 about Aggregate Raw Off-Target for Semi-Scheduled units
In today's article (a third snippet from GenInsights Quarterly Update for Q4 2022) we take a look at levels of large 'Aggregate Raw Off-Target' (i.e. large collective deviations away from Target), which continue to...
Guest Authored Posts
24 GW in 24 months, a race against time for the NEM
Following his presentation at All-Energy in Melbourne last week, David Dixon reports on the state of the NEM's ambition to reach 82% renewables by 2030.
The implications of the Solar Sharer Offer (SSO) and Default Market Offer (DMO) review outcome on energy sellers
In this guest-authored article, Connor James explains the upcoming changes to the DMO, including the much publicised Solar Sharer Offer (SSO), and potential implications for energy sellers in NSW, SEQ, and SA.
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