Some wobbles in System Frequency (NEM mainland) through the middle of the day on Thursday 31st October 2024 stick out, and will be progressively explored.
A brief look into whether rooftop PV forecast were the driver behind the demand forecast glitch on 29 October 2024.
James Tetlow of Overwatch Energy shares this article which is adapted from his presentation about BESS operations in the NEM at the recent All-Energy conference in Melbourne.
Warwick Forster of Apogee Energy explains how retail and generator hedging works within a portfolio.
As of 8:41pm Broken Hill time (ACDT) 31 Oct, Transgrid confirmed the power line linking Broken Hill to the HV transmission network was energised.
A short (and belated) article with respect to a sizeable error in P30 predispatch forecast for ‘Market Demand’ in QLD on Tuesday evening 29th October 2024;
AEMO says … at 12:00 on Thursday 31st October 2024, the Buronga No.4 330kV synchronous condenser has been commissioned
Some good news I saw (on Wednesday morning 30th Oct 2024) was that Broken Hill might be reconnected to the wider grid (albeit on the temporary towers for now) as early as this Saturday 2nd November 2024 – via this LinkedIn update from Penny Sharpe, Energy Minister.
Prompted by a client question, here’s a quick look at some of the Project Energy Connect (PEC Stage 1) related constraint sets.
A map of where the eight separate transmission tower incidents have occurred over the past five years.
AEMO’s broadcast today of an MSL1 alert for a weekday next week (albeit Melbourne Cup) is notable
A short article to flag a two rapid (and noticeable) fluctuations in Mainland Frequency that we spotted this afternoon/evening on Tuesday 29th October 2024.
A brief collation of several key events over recent years in the development and early operations of the Broken Hill BESS.
Pan Galanis from Akaysha Energy presented the content from this article at the ‘Operating in the NEM’ session at All Energy in Melbourne last week.
Alex Leemon of Gridcog delivered this presentation about Big Battery Revenues in the NEM at All-Energy in Melbourne last week.
A quick update on Broken Hill – with BHB1 discharging Sunday evening 27th October 2024, and more updates from the Energy Minister.
It was welcome news to see the Broken Hill BESS start charging this afternoon (Saturday 26th October 2024 at 15:41 NEM time).
From the 12:05 dispatch interval, today’s series of SMS alerts has started from the 12:05 dispatch interval (NEM time) announcing new ‘lowest ever*’ points for ‘Market Demand’ in NSW.
At 11:15 (NEM time) on Sat 26th Oct 2024 the NEM-wide ‘Market Demand’ is already down at only 9,909MW (i.e. already lowest ever).
At 09:01 (NEM time) on Saturday 26th October 2024 the AEMO has published MN119423 to update their forecast for MSL1 today in Victoria