Morning burst of volatility in South Australia (Thursday 22nd August 2024)
A short article with this snapshot to document a morning burst of volatility in South Australia on Thu 22nd Aug 2024.
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Reviewing rebids at Loy Yang A1 for Tuesday 20th August 2024 … [alternate title = tips for ez2view users in the ‘Bid Explorer’ widget]
For several reasons (including as prompted by conversations with several different clients in recent days) here's a review of rebidding at Loy Yang A1 as the unit came offline on Tuesday 20th August 2024.
Using the ‘Next Day Public’ data set to see more about yesterday evening’s unplanned outage at Loy Yang A1 (which remains offline at this point)
A brief follow-on to yesterday evening's article about the unplanned outage at Loy Yang A1 (Tue 20th Aug 2024).
Millmerran unit 2 offline on unplanned outage – Wednesday 21st August 2024
Another brief article (to help some specific readers/clients) with respect to a coal unit outage ... this time Millmerran unit 2.
Unplanned outage at Loy Yang A1
A quick look at some market data in ez2view, with respect to Loy Yang A1 unit coming offline on Tuesday afternoon 20th August 2024.
Tarong North Power Station trips on Monday evening 19th August 2024
A quick contemporaneous record of the trip of the Tarong North Power station unit on Monday evening 19th August 2024.
Watt scarcity?
Guest author Allan O'Neil examines some recent episodes of price volatility (particularly 30th July to 5th August 2024) and whether they were driven by a shortage of supply, or other factors.
Queensland ‘Market Demand’ drops below 3,000MW (for the first time in over 20 years), on Sunday 18th August 2024
Sunday 18th August 2024 sees Queensland reach a new 'lowest' point for 'Market Demand' ... not quite 8 months after it saw a 'highest ever' point for 'Market Demand'. Stretched at both ends, and...
Wobbles in recent days, at Loy Yang A
A brief follow on article about Loy Yang A station, following the A4 unit trip yesterday, and unsuccessful return to service today.
AEMO commences publishing actual intermittent generators (SCADA) availability data to the EMMS Data Model
The AEMO began publishing actual intermittent generators (SCADA) availability data: (a) to the EMMS Data Model in the Production environment from August 13th 2024 and (b) to NEMWeb from August 14th 2024.
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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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