What was the total cost of ‘keeping the lights on’ across the NEM in June?
Dan Lee provides some exploratory calculations in order to estimate the total cost of maintaining electricity supply throughout a very turbulent June.
Two charts from ‘Smart Energy Queensland’ presentation, illustrating the electricity supply mix in Queensland
Following a presentation today at ‘Smart Energy Queensland’ here are two slides to start with – illustrating the fuel mix in electricity supplies in the NEM.
The Case for Hourly Renewable Energy Certificates
James Allan of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners discusses the potential benefits of moving to hourly RECs.
AEMC published final determination for ‘Primary frequency response incentive arrangements’
Some brief notes about the publication by the AEMC (on Thu 8th Sept 2022) of the Final Determination with respect to PFR Incentive Arrangements.
‘Minimum Demand’ records pushed lower in QLD on Sunday 11th September 2022 … re ‘Emergency backstop mechanism’
‘Minimum Demand’ for the QLD region (in recent years and excluding 25th May 2021) drops lower still on Sunday 11th September 2022.
Preparations underway, for next Wednesday’s presentation at Smart Energy Queensland
Spoilt for choice for what to speak about on Wednesday 14th September 2022 at ‘Smart Energy Queensland’ conference.
A deeper (but still incomplete) look into the Overnight volatility in South Australia (i.e. part 2)
A follow-on second look at the volatility experienced in South Australia around midnight beginning Thursday 8th September 2022.
Overnight volatility in South Australia – part 1
A run of volatility in South Australia lasting ~90 minutes triggered a few alerts.
AER identifies (at least) 9 discrete factors contributing to the extreme price outcomes (and other concerns) through Q2 2022
With the AER having released its ‘Wholesale Markets Quarterly’ for Q2 2022 yesterday, I skimmed and saw 9 discrete factors flagged … each of which contributed to the extreme (price and scarcity) outcomes seen through Q2 2022.
There’s plenty of wind, but the SA price is still spiking today (Wed 7th Sept 2022)
A quick marker for some volatility thus far today in South Australia.
AER releases Wholesale Market Quarterly for Q2 2022
Yesterday (Tue 6th Sept 2022) the AER released its ‘Wholesale Markets Quarterly’ report for Q2 2022 – which, given the Energy Crisis that unfolded then, should prove interesting reading.
Benchmarking large-scale solar PV performance
Lachlan McLeod of Ekistica writes this short article following the recent release of an ARENA report looking into performance ratios used to compare solar pv operations.
NEM-wide IRPM drops below 15% on Monday 5th September 2022
A quick second article today, with IRPM down below 15% on a NEM-wide basis.
Updated monthly statistics for NEM-wide wind production … to the end of August 2022
A quick updated look at how Aggregate Wind-Farm Production has trended since 2010 to now.
Widespread cloud cover across QLD dampens solar production on Friday 2nd September 2022 … and broader
In this article we take a quick look at how today’s widespread cloud cover is affecting solar production across QLD.
Reliability Panel publishes final report from 2022 Reliability Standard and Settings Review
Another high profile report that’s been released this week is today’s Reliability Standard and Settings Review (from the Reliability Panel)… flagging some changes to settings from 1st July 2025, and some further changes after that time.
Morning volatility in South Australia on Thursday 1st September 2022
This morning have been greeted to a run of SMS alerts for volatility in South Australia.
AEMO releases 2022 ESOO on Wednesday 31st August 2022
Here’s where to find the 2022 ESOO – and also what I’ve seen (thus far) of external commentary about what’s revealed and discussed in the ESOO.
Substantially different than a year ago, the 2022 ESOO points to challenges ahead in the supply/demand balance
With the AEMO releasing the 2022 ESOO on Wednesday morning 31st August 2022 with the limited time I have available right now I’ve had a quick look, and in this article highlight some things that jumped out to me.
Instantaneous NEM-wide production from wind on Fri 26th Aug 2022 was lowest in eleven months
Looking back at Friday 26th August 2022 we see that it was not only South Australia that was becalmed. All but one of the wind farms operating in the NEM showed quite low output levels – meaning lowest aggregate level in 11 months!