Spring demand in NSW drops to new low point on Saturday 21st September 2024
The 'Minimum Demand' point in NSW is dropping further still, on Saturday 21st September 2024.
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More changes to the (re)commissioning schedule for Callide C4
Two weeks after our last look at the Return To Service progress at Callide C4, here's a quick update as at Friday 20th September 2024.
Early stages of output at Golden Plains Wind Farm East
An early look (via some ez2view widgets) at early output, during commissioning, at Golden Plains Wind Farm East.
About the non-credible contingency event in TAS on Thursday 19th September 2024
A short article following trip of the Gordon - Chapel St No1 and No 2 220 kV lines at 13:40 on Thursday 19th September 2024.
Delivering oscillations, whilst seeking to minimise oscillations? A Case Study (Part 1?) of Darlington Point Solar Farm on Thursday 29th August 2024
A case study, drawing heavily on various widgets in ez2view, looking at some large (and unexpected) oscillations in output at Darlington Point Solar Farm through a ~2 hour period on Thursday 29th August 2024.
A quick overview of market outcomes on Monday 16th September 2024
A short-and-sweet (and back-dated) article to provide an overview of broad market outcomes on Monday 16th September 2024.
Release of Final Report into Power Outage Event on 13th February 2024
Also released on Friday 13th Sept 2024 was this ‘Independent Review of Transmission and Distribution Businesses Operational Response for the 13th February 2024 Storm and Power Outage Event’.
AEMO publishes interim report on Market Suspension on Thu 5th Sept 2024
Eight days after the event occurred, on Friday 13th September 2024 the AEMO published this ‘Preliminary Report: NEM Market Suspension on (Thursday) 5 September 2024’.
Herald Sun speculates about possible extension to Yallourn Power Station
On Sunday 8th September 2024 the Herald Sun published an article speculating about possible Service Life extension to Yallourn Power Station.
Origin Energy drops Minimum Generation levels at Eraring Power Station to 180MW
Some news articles this morning, following a media tour of Eraring Power Station, prompted a piece of quick analysis (focused on ER01) of MinGen levels.
Guest Authored Posts
What the hail is happening with Brisbane’s weather?
Anthony Cornelius from WeatherWatch explains the climate drivers behind Southeast Queensland’s unusually intense 2025 hail season — context that matters for those tracking how extreme weather is evolving and influencing the energy market.
Why network outages matter for generator and storage revenue, risk and investment decisions
Nadali Mahmoudi from EPEC Group presents a short case study to show why network-outage modelling is essential for understanding revenue opportunities, curtailment risk and long-term investment decisions.
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