Basslink failed last Saturday 24 Aug19 at 11am – was said to be back online yesterday 27Aug19 now news is “Basslink out until October”. Our NEM has been wrecked for decades by incompetent politicians – Our NEM is being run by renewables zealots – Our NEM will be wrecked for years to come by our … Continue reading Basslink out till October
I should have included this price graphic in my March blog – Tasmanian electricity crisis explained day by day Now it is crystal clear to see that Tasmania initiated power exports when the Victorian RRP rose through ~$80(per MWhr) and exports ceased when Vic RRP fell back. Looking at my March chart of the 5 … Continue reading Tasmanian power exports via Basslink in Dec 2015 were triggered by Victorian price signals
Remember the Sun Cable plan for a giant solar farm in the NT and a submarine cable to Singapore and how in Jan the news was a dispute between Twiggy Forrest and Cannon-Brookes drove the move into Administration. Sun Cable collapses after dispute between billionaire investors Andrew Forrest and Mike Cannon-Brookes 11Jan2023 www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-11/sun-cable-enters-administration/101845100 (WSH comments) … Continue reading Sun Cable in Administration – what’s up?
Marinus is the glam name given to the proposed 2nd Bass St undersea electricity cable between Tasmania & Victoria with a total capacity of 1500MW. I see they propose two stages of 750MW and note the existing Basslink now near 20 years old is rated at 500MW. The well informed Tasmanian blog Tasfintalk is critical … Continue reading Should ScoMo help Tassie pay for Marinus?
OpenNem data now over 14 years (select All & Month – the Sine Wave links to States) salient points State by State. NSW – demand has fallen since the GFC – always a big importer – exports are minor – solar and wind increasing over last ~5 years. Qld – demand has risen since the … Continue reading History of the NEM
We have been hearing through 2018 how the Fed. Govt. will do this or that to lower electricity prices. Well despite that blabber all states prices moved higher into summer. Yet the worst of Jan. heat spells were short in the worst affected states and despite everybody knowing exactly when summer was due – records … Continue reading Record AEMO electricity prices in January 2019
Credit where due to the people behind Open Nem. Now 15 years of electricity generation history by each state from the north. Most of my comments are from viewing with settings at “All” and “Month” but it is easy to checked other periods. AEMO dashboard. Qld shows increasing demand over the entire period. At the … Continue reading Open NEM now has charts of grid generation from 2005
Thanks to Siliggy for the heads up. AEMO has both South Australia and Victoria with “Scheduled Demand” prices for todays afternoon peak plus $10,000 MWh. Something to watch as the afternoon turns to evening – surely those sky-high prices will moderate as bids come in. OpenNem for SA and Vic shows clearly that yesterdays heat … Continue reading Adelaide – Melbourne hot days pressure power prices
“At 1114 hrs(26Apr18) the South East Substation to Tailem Bend Substation No.1 275 kV Line and the South East Substation No.1 SVC tripped.” See AEMO Market Notice 62496. About 400MW was lost and lasted till about 1530 hrs, gas increased from 46% to 61%. Shown well on OpenNEM for SA. Put your specs on to … Continue reading Adelaide power price booms as interconnector fails
Tasmanian electricity is supplied by their Govt owned mostly hydro and lesser wind & gas fired generation. Why is that Tasmanian wholesale AEMO prices spike to over $2000 per MW hour twice in recent days? There is only one supplier – Hydro-Electric Corporation owned by the Tasmanian Goverment. Nemwatch for current generation and AEMO for … Continue reading Why are Tasmanian electricity prices spiking to over $2,000 per MWhr?