A running view of the recent wind drought
A view of cumulative total wind production in Q2, highlighting a lack of spatial resource diversity, and the future challenges for gas and long-duration storage.
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A similar trended view of the aggregate production from Coal-Fired Generation across the NEM through 2024 Q2
Taking the ‘worm line’ cumulative trend recent Q2 periods (used for wind, hydro and gas-fired power), we now apply this to coal-fired generation during 2024 Q2.
AEMO releases the 2024 ISP
The release of the 2024 ISP is a key focal point in the energy transition. Released today, 26 June, we note the publication and media attention.
A similar trended view of the aggregate production from Gas-Fired Generation across the NEM through 2024 Q2
Taking the ‘worm line’ cumulative trend recent Q2 periods (used for wind and then hydro), we now apply this to gas-fired generation during 2024 Q2. We see two distinctly different patterns ... early in...
CS Energy releases most recent draft of the ‘Brady Report’
CS Energy has released the latest draft of the ‘Brady Report’ - a draft Executive Summary, a draft Part A (Technical) and a draft Part B (Organisational)
Solar Farms in south-western NSW constrained to 0MW on Monday 24th June 2024
A quick look at the ‘N-DPWG_63_X5’ constraint set as a driver for the curtailment of solar (and other) units in south-western NSW on Monday 24th June 2024.
A similar trended view of the aggregate production from Hydro Discharge across the NEM through 2024 Q2
Taking the ‘worm line’ cumulative trend recent Q2 periods (first used for wind), we now apply this to hydro during 2024 Q2 to see to what extent hydro production volumes are lower than recent...
Where’s the wind gone, through 2024 Q2? … with June perhaps even worse than April or May!
Extending the 'worm line' cumulative trend of wind production through 2024 Q2 (to 22nd June) and comparing to 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 reveals a picture that is, at the same time, both frightening...
Forecast for a moderate burst of wind to round out the month or June 2024
A short article looking forward to AEMO's forecast NEM-wide wind capability for the remainder of June 2024.
Trended bids (and production) from gas-fired generation over the past 90 days
A short article looking back 90 days at production volumes, and bid prices, from gas-fired generation.
Guest Authored Posts
24 GW in 24 months, a race against time for the NEM
Following his presentation at All-Energy in Melbourne last week, David Dixon reports on the state of the NEM's ambition to reach 82% renewables by 2030.
The implications of the Solar Sharer Offer (SSO) and Default Market Offer (DMO) review outcome on energy sellers
In this guest-authored article, Connor James explains the upcoming changes to the DMO, including the much publicised Solar Sharer Offer (SSO), and potential implications for energy sellers in NSW, SEQ, and SA.
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