AEMO publishes an overview of their ‘Minimum System Load procedure’ for Victoria
The AEMO’s publication today (Fri 1st Nov 2024) of their ‘Victorian Minimum System Load Procedure Overview’ 3-page PDF document will be well received.
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~55 minutes of frequency wobbles in the middle of the day – Thursday 31st October 2024 (Part 1)
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.
P30 demand forecast glitch hunches
A brief look into whether rooftop PV forecast were the driver behind the demand forecast glitch on 29 October 2024.
BESS market operations: We need to talk about being scheduled
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.
Managing an electricity portfolio in the NEM
Warwick Forster of Apogee Energy explains how retail and generator hedging works within a portfolio.
Broken Hill re-connected to the main grid (on temporary towers), overnight to Friday 1st November 2024 … a little earlier than expected
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.
Glitch in P30 demand forecast for QLD on Tuesday evening 29th October 2024
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;
Buronga No.4 330kV synchronous condenser has been commissioned (as part of PEC)
AEMO says ... at 12:00 on Thursday 31st October 2024, the Buronga No.4 330kV synchronous condenser has been commissioned
Broken Hill power supplies might be reconnected to the wide grid on Saturday 2nd November 2024
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...
Next stage of testing for PEC Stage 1 scheduled to begin tomorrow afternoon (Thursday 31st October 2024)
Prompted by a client question, here's a quick look at some of the Project Energy Connect (PEC Stage 1) related constraint sets.
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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