Generator exposure to regulation costs under FPP
In his third article, Jack Fox uses the Non Financial Operation (NFO) data to take a look at some VRE units, and how they would have performed under FPP.
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How did Cyclone Alfred impact electricity demand?
By day-end on the Friday the 7th demand levels were down more than 40% in the Gold Coast. Other areas were also impacted.
Today’s presentation to CEC’s Market & Grid Directorate
We thank the Clean Energy Council for the opportunity to share insights into revenue trends, cost trends, and analysis of upcoming changes for units operating in the NEM.
The top 10 batteries under FPP
In his second article, Jack Fox uses the Non Financial Operation (NFO) data to take a look specifically at batteries, and how they would have performed under FPP.
Back to forecast LOR2 for NSW for this evening (Sunday 16th March 2025)
A quick note showing the re-emergence of forecast LOR2 with a climbing forecast for evening demand in NSW.
Evening volatility in NSW on Saturday 15th March 2025
A very short article with this snapshot from NEMwatch at 18:20 (NEM time) on Saturday 15th March 2025 to mark evening volatility in NSW
About the ‘S-HUBG’ and ‘S-HUWT’ constraint sets, and yesterday’s network outage on Yorke Peninsula
With ElectraNet's unplanned network outage on Fri 14th March 2025, a quick look at the ‘S-HUBG’ and 'S-HUWT' constraint sets
ElectraNet experienced multiple faults on the transmission network Friday 14th March 2025 impacting power supply to the Yorke Peninsula.
Early on Friday morning 14th March 2025, ElectraNet experienced an unplanned network outage - including the Hummocks - Bungama 132 kV line, and Hummocks - Waterloo 132 kV line. Here's a first look.
Sunday 16th March could be a stinker in NSW … including with sporadic forecasts of LOR2
An article on DTN (formerly Weatherzone) prompts a look at forecasts for NSW this Sunday 16th March 2025
Down to ~17,000 customers off supply in south-east Queensland (not forgetting northern NSW)
It’s Friday morning 14th March 2025 and a quick review at the Energex Outage finder shows that we’re down to ‘only’ ~17,000 customers off supply
Guest Authored Posts
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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