The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has today released its 2018/19 summer readiness report which highlights the plans and actions both AEMO and the industry have taken to prepare Australia’s power system for the summer ahead.
electricity, national electricity market, weather, summer, media release, Victoria, South Australia, Audrey ZibelmanThe Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has announced it has called on Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader (RERT) providers to be on standby this afternoon to deliver contingency support if required to provide additional supply across Victoria and South Australia.
Audrey Zibelman, South Australia, Victoria, reportAEMO has entered into agreements with large electricity users, retailers and generators to secure a total of 1,150 megawatts of strategic reserves across Victoria and South Australia that we can call on in emergencies e.g. multi-day heatwave events occurring concurrently across both South Australia and Victoria through the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader (RERT) process.
South Australia, Victoria, electricity, peak demandAustralia’s power system is in the midst of significant transformation. Not sure what we mean? Well check out our animation that visually explains the change in generation within the National Electricity Market (NEM) since it was established in late 1998!
electricity, gas, battery, hydro, wind, solar, renewables, generation, consumers, videoAEMO has teamed up with ARENA in a trial to provide emergency energy reserves for extreme peaks.
peak demand, ARENA, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, media releaseWe all have good days, bad days, and those days when something just isn’t quite right.
podcast, people stories, interview, innovationThe third quarter of 2018 (Q3 2018) was one of records for the energy sector, according to AEMO’s latest Quarterly Energy Dynamics (QED) report.
national electricity market, Wholesale Electricity Market, electricity, report, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria, TasmaniaIt’s the most anticipated racing event of the year in the sport of kings, the race that stops a nation. The first Tuesday of November is here, and the Melbourne Cup is finally upon us!
Victoria, consumers, electricity, people storiesAll electricity sales are traded through the National Energy Market (NEM). It is a wholesale market and prices fluctuate in response to supply and demand at any point in time.
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