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2 months ago |
wattclarity.com.au | Dan Lee
On Tuesday, Allan O’Neil published a piece here on WattClarity that was a look at the early returns of Stage 1 of Project Energy Connect (PEC). He concluded with the suggestion that PEC may potentially lead to more: (1) counter-price flows, (2) negative residues, and (3) head scratching from market watchers like us. Here I’ll be looking at a very specific interconnector behaviour we’ve been seeing lately – double and even triple cycles of interconnector auto-clamping to manage negative residues.
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Jan 22, 2025 |
wattclarity.com.au | Dan Lee
Earlier this evening we saw market demand in QLD break the all-time record – a record that was set exactly one year ago to the day, and at the time was thought to be something of an outlier. The events this afternoon/evening came somewhat out of the blue, given the fact that (1) market demand landed almost 500MW above the prior P30 forecasts, and (2) it was previously expected that this coming Friday (i.e. not today, Wednesday) was predicted to get close to the previous record.
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Jan 15, 2025 |
wattclarity.com.au | Dan Lee
Ausgrid released a statement earlier this morning stating that 140,000 customers had their electricity impacted during last night’s thunderstorms, with a stretch between Sydney and Newcastle being the worst affected area. The full statement from the distribution provider is below:Extra Ausgrid emergency crews have worked throughout the night to remove electrical hazards caused by significant storm damage.
Embankment rebuild completed at Barron Gorge Hydro Power Station, twelve months after Cyclone Jasper
Jan 8, 2025 |
wattclarity.com.au | Dan Lee
Tom Metcalfe, the CEO of CleanCo, told ABC Radio Far North Queensland late last month that the rebuild of the earthen embankment at Kuranda Weir was nearing completion. The Kuranda Weir stores water from the Barron River and contains the intake for the 66MW Barron Gorge Hydro Power Station.
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Dec 10, 2024 |
wattclarity.com.au | Dan Lee
Two weeks ago, Chris Bowen announced a new independent panel led by Tim Nelson, to review wholesale market settings and provide reform recommendations. The panel have today released the Terms of Reference and Release Package and opened submissions from the public. Submissions will be accepted until February 14th 2025. Final recommendations from the review are expected in late 2025.
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