New FCAS resources dominate enabled levels in 2024
Using the latest GSD – GSD2024 – we take the opportunity to reflect on FCAS enablement and how enabled levels are changing between technology types.
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Large jump in ‘Market Demand’ in NSW on Friday afternoon 7th February 2025
A short record of a large (i.e. >400MW) change in ‘Market Demand’ in the NSW region for the 17:15 dispatch interval (NEM time) on Friday 7th February 2025, alerted via ez2view.
Berrybank 2 Wind Farm recommences operations, (a little later) on Friday 7th February 2025
No sooner had I published this article about ‘Berrybank 1 Wind Farm recommences operations, on Friday morning 7th February 2025’ than I received an ez2view alert on the restart of neighbouring Berrybank 2 Wind...
Berrybank 1 Wind Farm recommences operations, on Friday morning 7th February 2025
Third article in a series, following the turbine failure at one of the Berrybank Wind Farms (was it Berrybank 2?) ... to note that Berrybank 1 has restarted on Friday 7th February 2025.
Keeping up with the curtailment 2024: A little? too much? or much ado about nothing?
Drawing from our freshly released GSD2024, Dan provides some deeper insights into curtailment in the NEM, beyond the headline totals that were a topic of much online discussion earlier this week.
Storms on February 4, 2025, and links to wind farm outages
Inspecting unit data at Willogoleche Wind Farm to ascertain drivers of the outage on 4th of February, 2025.
Stubborn forecast LOR2 for NSW on Friday afternoon/evening 7th February 2025
At 10:42 (NEM time) this morning the AEMO published MN124235 pertaining to tomorrow (Friday 7th February 2024) for forecast LOR2 in NSW. So we take a quick look...
The GSD2024 (Generator Statistical Digest 2024) is released
It's Wednesday 5th February 2025, and we* are pleased to release the GSD2024 … following a focused effort across both teams over the period since the changeover from 2024 into 2025. Some details here,...
AER announces $9M fine for Callide Power Trading (with respect to 25th May 2021 explosion/incident)
A short note following the AER announcement (Tue 4th Feb 2025) that ‘Callide Power Trading penalised $9 million for not meeting performance standards’.
Berrybank 1 and Berrybank 2 Wind Farms offline since Tuesday morning 4th February following wind turbine collapse
Prompted by a reader (and an ABC article) we take a look at Berrybank 1 & 2 Wind Farm following the turbine tower collapse on Tuesday 4th February 2025.
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What the hail is happening with Brisbane’s weather?
Anthony Cornelius from WeatherWatch explains the climate drivers behind Southeast Queensland’s unusually intense 2025 hail season — context that matters for those tracking how extreme weather is evolving and influencing the energy market.
Why network outages matter for generator and storage revenue, risk and investment decisions
Nadali Mahmoudi from EPEC Group presents a short case study to show why network-outage modelling is essential for understanding revenue opportunities, curtailment risk and long-term investment decisions.
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