A year-by-year look a changing times for “Gate Closure #3”
Gate Closure #3 represents the cut-off time for solar and wind availability forecasts to be used in dispatch. Since 2019 the timings are reducing and narrowing.
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This seems a rare instance? … an AEMO Direction in NSW (in this case to Snowy Hydro)
Market Notice 118151 jumped out at me, because it pertains to an AEMO Direction to a Market Participant in NSW. Can't recall seeing that very often?
Recovery of System Frequency on Thursday 5th September 2024
An updated trend of system frequency to ~14:53 related to AEMO IT incident INC0136004 and Market Suspension.
AEMO issues Market Notice for Market Resumption at 15:10
AEMO declares that the suspension of the spot market will end at 1510 hrs on 05 September 2024.
AEMO declares Market Suspension from 13:55 on Thursday 5th September 2024
AEMO declares the spot market suspended from 13:55 on Thursday 5th September 2024 until further notice.
Drop in System Frequency on the Mainland on Thursday 5th September 2024
A quick look at how System Frequency trended down with the IT issues experienced at AEMO impacting on the dispatch process.
Gremlins in the dispatch process? (Thursday 5th September 2024)
Apparently some IT issues within the AEMO are causing issues with the AEMO dispatch process - on Thursday 5th September 2024.
A long-range trend of changing times for “Gate Closure #2”
A few questions (from several different directions) gave us pause to run this quick query of how 'Gate Closure #2' times (in the rebid process) have changed over time.
Which Solar Farm DUIDs were curtailed at 12:35 on Sunday 1st September 2024?
On Sunday 1st Sept 2024, aggregate curtailment of Solar Resource from (Semi-Scheduled) Large Solar across the NEM reached 79.2% ... in this follow-on article we explore the question 'WHICH Solar Farms were curtailed ......
Comparing winter temperatures at Archerfield over 19 years of history
A couple days after the end of 'winter 2024' the temperature has dropped by 10 degrees in Archerfield. We take a look at how temperatures in Archerfield through winter 2024 compare with the 18...
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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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