Tag Archives: load shedding

Article: Decoding AEMO’s latest ESOO–will the lights stay on this summer?

By Allan O'Neil | Published Thu, 7 September 2017 | Topic Summer 2017-18 in the NEM

Some initial analysis by our guest author, Allan O’Neil, about what AEMO’s Statement of Opportunities 2017 is saying in terms of this coming summer 2017-18

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Article: What does “Unserved Energy” actually mean – a brief explainer

By Allan O'Neil | Published Thu, 7 September 2017 | Topic Energy Literacy

A brief explainer of what “Unserved Energy” (or USE) actually means, in the context of the AEMO “Electricity Statement of Opportunities 2017” (ESOO) released this week.

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Article: Warnings of load shedding in Victoria and South Australia on Thursday 11th May, and larger on Monday 15th May

By Paul McArdle | Published Mon, 8 May 2017 | Topic Autumn 2017 in the NEM

Autumn 2017 continues the very rocky experience that’s become “new normal” for the National Electricity Market – with warnings of load shedding for Victoria and South Australia this week and next

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Article: On batteries, and “fixing South Australia’s problems”

By Paul McArdle | Published Thu, 16 March 2017 | Topic Areas of deeper analysis

Some quick thoughts about Tesla’s promise to “fix South Australia’s power woes”. Which specific problem is Tesla promising to fix?

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Article: Was South Australia lucky the lights stayed on last Friday?

By Allan O'Neil | Published Mon, 6 March 2017 | Topic Autumn 2017 in the NEM

Last Friday’s events took South Australia much closer to the brink of another Black System event than many seem to have realised

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Article: [UPDATED] AEMO Market Notice on “High Impact Outage” for tomorrow – and possible effect in South Australia

By Paul McArdle | Published Mon, 6 March 2017 | Topic Autumn 2017 in the NEM

AEMO issues a Market Notice for a “High Impact Outage” – a term not used since 2012.

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Article: Key Events Timeline – NSW Friday 10 Feb 2017

By Allan O'Neil | Published Thu, 16 February 2017 | Topic Summer 2016-17 in the NEM

A summary timeline of how last Friday’s “white knuckle ride” in NSW evolved, highlighting key events on the day.

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Article: [Update 3] NSW Scheduled Demand up past 13,500MW and Reserve Margin drops

By Paul McArdle | Published Fri, 10 February 2017 | Topic Summer 2016-17 in the NEM

Another update, as NSW demand shoots up towards a new all-time record

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Article: Early Friday 10th February – forecasts for near-record electricity demand and load shedding in NSW

By Paul McArdle | Published Fri, 10 February 2017 | Topic Summer 2016-17 in the NEM

A quick look into an anticipated stinker of a day in NSW today

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Article: AEMO’s successive forecasts for NSW tomorrow paint a progressively WORSE picture

By Paul McArdle | Published Thu, 9 February 2017 | Topic Summer 2016-17 in the NEM

Here’s an update on the situation in NSW

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