Temperatures in the stratosphere may influence electricity supply
Stratospheric warming over Antarctica may have helped bring about the extended period of strong winds in the southern NEM regions.
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Curtailment of Solar Resource from (Semi-Scheduled) Large Solar across the NEM reaches 79.2% on Sunday 1st September 2024
On Sunday 1st September 2024 curtailment of Large Solar yield across the NEM reached as high as 79.2%.
High wind yield in recent days … but *not* a new all-time record
A look back over the strong wind farm production over recent days, to Monday 2nd September 2024.
AEMO extends ‘Severe Weather’ warning from TAS into SA and VIC
Overnight into Monday 2nd September 2024, the AEMO has extended its Severe Weather warning into SA, and then into VIC.
‘Minimum Demand’ point for NSW drops 226MW from last year’s low point (on Sunday 1st September 2024)
On Sunday 1st September 2024 the 'minimum demand' point in NSW ratcheted lower still - a drop of 6% on the preceding 'lowest ever' point set just over 10 months ago.
Many localised network outages across Tasmania, on Sunday 1st September 2024
With the Severe Weather persisting in Tasmania into Sunday 1st September 2024, reports suggest ~5% of the population without power due to many localized network outages.
What’s the 2024 ESOO say about Data Centres?
For ease of future reference (with more analysis coming - time permitting) we've extracted what we can find in the 2024 ESOO about Data Centre electricity consumption, and growth forecasts.
‘Widespread abnormal conditions’ in Tasmania, on Saturday 31st August 2024
Saturday 31st August 2024 also sees AEMO issue a Severe Weather Warning for Tasmania
‘Market Demand’ in NSW briefly drops to 3,650MW on Saturday 31st August 2024 – a new all-time low point
Saturday 31st August 2024 saw warm temperatures and high rooftop PV yield contribute to a new low point for 'Market Demand' in NSW
Return to service commences for Callide C4 on Friday 30th August 2024 (after 1193 days offline)!
It's Friday 30th August 2024 and Callide C4 has commenced its return-to-service (and re-commissioning), after an outage lasting 1193 days
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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