How is the stockpile of temporary transmission towers around Australia looking?
Given recent events, we're asking a rhetorical question about how many temporary transmission towers there are currently in Australia?
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A closer look at Goyder South Wind Farm on Thursday evening 17th October 2024 (not affected by the storm?)
Goyder South Wind Farm was one of the wind farms in SA that showed a large drop in output on Thursday evening 17th October 2024. We take a quick look and see its cause...
Clements Gap Wind Farm still offline, on Friday morning 18th October 2024.
Clements Gap Wind Farm was one of the wind farms in SA that appeared to trip unexpectedly on Thursday evening 17th October 2024. We take a quick look.
Snowtown 1 Wind Farm back online (Friday morning 18th October 2024) after being offline for >12 hours
Snowtown 1 Wind Farm was one of the wind farms in SA that appeared to trip unexpectedly on Thursday evening 17th October 2024. We take a quick look.
(Initial) Replay of Thursday evening 17th October 2024 in SA
Using 'next day public' data in ez2view, here's an initial replay of 7 dispatch intervals on Thursday evening 17th Oct 2024 in South Australia.
Using the ElectraNet 2024 TAPR to locate the lines with unplanned outage (on Thursday evening 17th October 2024)
Second article for Thursday evening 17th October 2024, about unplanned network outages (in severe weather) in South Australia.
Destructive Winds disrupt (and damage) transmission network in South Australia on Thursday (evening) 17th October 2024
On Thursday evening 17th October 2024, a significant weather event in South Australia has damaged the high-voltage network in SA Far North (and power supply has been impacted).
Seven transmission towers collapse near Broken Hill overnight
ABC Broken Hill has reported that seven transmission towers collapsed south of the town overnight due to strong winds and hail.
Also some gyrations in NEM Mainland Frequency, on Thursday 17th October 2024.
To provide some more colour about what’s been happening on Thursday 17th October 2024, here’s a snapshot of NEM Mainland frequency at 15:07 (NEM time) looking back only 15 minutes.
Riding the roller-coaster in South Australia (on Thursday 17th October 2024)
A second article about some 'interesting' market events in South Australia on Thursday 17th October 2024.
Guest Authored Posts
The growing NEM BESS fleet: Who is controlling all this capacity, anyway?
Matt Grover from Fluence shares insights into the NEM's growing big battery fleet and what it means for the market and their operators. This article follows on from his keynote at the ESS two...
What is the real size of Australian corporate demand for Renewable Energy?
Tristan Edis from Green Energy Markets explores the current state of voluntary corporate demand for renewable energy, amid signs that LGC prices have fallen to near-historic lows.
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