Curtailment at New England Solar Farm – Sat 22nd and Sun 23rd February 2025
A question from a client led me to take a (very quick) look at curtailment over the recent weekend (Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February 2025) at New...
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Pronounced ramp in ‘Market Demand’, then subsidence, in South Australia on Saturday 22nd February 2025
Recording a ~500MW ramp and subsidence in ‘Market Demand’ in South Australia on Saturday 22nd February 2025 (including a drop of 229MW in 5 minutes).
A closer look at NEM Mainland Frequency (at 100ms cadence) on Thursday afternoon 13th February 2025 (i.e. Part 2)
Some recent questions prompted this more granular look at NEM Mainland Frequency on Thursday afternoon 13th February 2025
A curious case of UIGF for Hamilton Solar Farm on Wednesday 12th February 2025 (Part1)
Here's a first look at (generating lots of questions about) Hamilton Solar Farm, and particularly the Availability forecast, back on Wednesday 12th February 2025.
Large (+405MW) jump in ‘Market Demand’ in NSW on Thursday 20th February 2025
A second article for Thursday 20th February 2025 looking at a noticeable jump in 'Market Demand' in NSW
A curious case of some ‘rogue’ sky-high P5 price forecasts for NSW on Thursday 20th February 2025
A short (and perhaps cryptic, or perhaps useful) initial look at some (what might appear to some) 'rogue' price forecasts in P5 predispatch for the NSW region on...
AER published ‘Semi-Scheduled Generator Compliance Bulletin’ on Tuesday 4th February 2025
Two weeks after the AER published its updated Compliance Bulletin (and Compliance Checklist) for Semi-Scheduled units, we've finally found time to note about it.
NEMDE nightmares – parallel pathways and clashing constraints
Prompted by a question by a client in a training session for a new ez2view user, guest author Allan O'Neil has written 2,940 words to explain the price...
Second big drop in ‘Market Demand’ in NSW on Wednesday 19th February 2025
About 150 minutes after the earlier (apparent) drop in NSW 'Market Demand' there's a second drop that's not quite so big, but still sizeable.
The forgotten market and its critical role in Australia’s transition to clean energy
Anita, Lachlan, and Gilles from ERM Energetics share their thoughts on how financial electricity derivatives must evolve as the energy transition speeds up.
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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...
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.
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Dan Lee’s reflections about ‘the year that was in 2023’ via the WattClarity insight service
Yesterday (Thu 22nd Dec 2023), Dan Lee posted a summary of WattClarity service through 2023 on our company website. Today I'm sharing that with WattClarity readers here.
Case Study (Part 2) of Low % VRE NEM-wide on 3rd and 4th July 2023
The second part of an ongoing case study examining two successive days of low VRE generation in early July 2023. This part examines IRPM, earlier forecasts of available...
Case Study (part 1) of low % VRE NEM-wide on 3rd and 4th July 2023
A brief article as a first Case Study looking at Mon 3rd and Tue 4th July 2023, in conjunction with the compilation of GenInsights Quarterly Updates for 2023...
Demand Response as Market Participant: Square Peg in Round Hole?
A year ago we reviewed the market outcomes of wholesale demand response (WDR) in the NEM. It’s been 2 years now, providing a new milestone from which to...
Long or short on storage? A look into price signals for duration
Dan Lee looks into utility-scale storage in Queensland - including the need for megawatt-hours, the state of the build-out, and the current market price signal for duration.
GenInsights Quarterly Update for Q2 2023 released
A quick note to mark the the release of GenInsights Quarterly Update for Q2 2023 last week.
What inputs and processes determine a semi-scheduled unit’s availability
It is indispensable to understand how the semi-scheduled unit availability gets produced to optimally manage the critical inputs and comprehend dispatch outcomes. This article explains the key inputs...
Another research paper into solar and wind droughts in Australia
A quick note at another research paper (focused on an area of interest to us) that's crossed our field of vision.