Network outage (currently underway) on Murraylink DC interconnector
Whilst thinking about interconnectors, there's an outage currently underway on Murraylink.
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Increase in NSW to QLD transfer limit on QNI to 850MW
AEMO note that (from 10:00 on Wed 10th April 2024) the QNI export limit will increase to a possible 850MW ... we take a quick look at history.
Optimising a highly renewable NEM from scratch, Part 2
In Part 2 of their modelling and analysis project, David Leitch and Paul Bandarian discuss the modelled results of their sharpe ratio-maximised VRE system, including additional considerations regarding transmission.
What was the cause of the coincident trip of Eraring units 1 and 2?
It's Monday 8th April, the two Eraring units that tripped last week are back online - and I wonder what the cause of the coincident trip was?
Supply-side responses following the trip of two Eraring units on Wednesday 3 April 2024
An inspection of bids and dispatch outcomes indicates some units helped compensate for the loss of supply with the trip of ER01 and ER02.
Eraring Units Back
The two Eraring units that had tripped on Wednesday 3 April 2024 were returned to service by 11pm that evening.
Fast frequency recovery, on Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Fourth article on Wed 3rd April 2024, pertaining to the earlier coincident trip of ER01 and ER02 units at Eraring Power Station.
AEMO Market Notice 115944 about trip of ER01 and ER02
AEMO Market Notice 115944 notifies that the coincident trip of ER01 and ER02 was at 13:22 NEM time on Wednesday 3rd April 2024.
Replaying four dispatch intervals on Wed 3rd April 2024 with the ER01 and ER02 trip (Part 2)
In this second short article for the day, we Time-Travel ez2view back to 4 x Dispatch Intervals surrounding the coincident trip of ER01 and ER02 at Eraring Power Station.
Simultaneous trip of ER01 and ER02 drops mainland frequency in the NEM
A first article noting simultaneous trip of Eraring units 1 and 2 on Wednesday afternoon 3rd April 2024.
Guest Authored Posts
We need more research on storage trading
In this guest post, Greg Williams calls for more research into how storage bidding—particularly auto-rebidding—is reshaping price formation and competition as flexible assets take centre stage in the NEM.
Battery bidding is reshaping FCAS — But Demand Response remains a strategic asset
Paul Moore of Viotas look at recent supply-demand dynamics within the contingency FCAS markets and whether demand response can play a role.
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