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Fire in TransGrid's Bayswater Substation in the Hunter Valley cause of four-state blackouts 10:45am 2 July 2009: all four units crash
Four-state NEM blackouts 10:45am 2 July 2009 were caused by a fire at in equipment at TransGrid's Bayswater Substation in the Hunter Valley, causing all of the generators at Macquarie Generation's Bayswater Power Station to trip. (Full Article)
1000MW NEM-wide mid-morning blackouts on 2 July 2009: Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria as on three-unit Bayswater crash
A major power system incident at an electrical switchyard in NSW, resulted in electricity supply interruptions across eastern Australia just before midday on 2 July 2009. (Full Article)
12 days of blackouts for Victoria?: big high-price and blackout events for Victoria, in summer - as usual
An El Nino was expected to keep winter dry in the SE, and a 2250MW generation deficit was expected in Victoria over 12 days of February, 2011. The graphs shows the days of likely drought-induced high prices and blackouts. See the forecast days of blackout events, above. A catastrophic drought stilll covered Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia; this suggested very high prices and very high risk of blackouts for summer. (Full Article)
NSW Energy Savings Scheme Rule of 2009: price starts at $35/MWh
The policy-plan was “the Rule wil build on the existing Demand Side Abatement (DSA) Rule of the NSW Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme (GGAS), ncrease the number of activities that are eligible, and make it simpler for businesses to create ESCs”. (Full Article)
How to create electricity generation-unit dispatch charts, and spreadsheets for Queensland, NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, or South Australia
A 1 July 2009 upgrade to this web site now allows the much-requested one year data downloads by generation unit for all years from 1998 to the current 30 minutes, for any date-range. (In this example we show the market behaviour of gas plant in Tasmania as the new Tamar plant took over from Bell Bay 2). This example gives six months; but a 1 year is made the same way. We chose six months here because it gave more detail, of the transition. (Full Article)
How to create a one year chart of 2008 - 2009 financial year electricity price for Queensland NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, or South Australia
A 1 July 2009 upgrade to this web site now allows the much-requested one year data downloads. These download - in a flash - as charts, tables, or .csvs, (for spreadsheets), for all years from 1998. Or you just create data for one day, one week, one month, or one quarter. It's your choice. This guide gives the example How to create a one year chart of 2008 - 2009 financial year electricity price for Queensland. It use the Dispatch data feature, which is one of the four, below. (Full Article)
NSW GGAS scheme failed its key objective, which was to reduce the greenhouse intensivity of electricity industry in NSW
The Bill to close GGAS was"driving up the price of certificates for (electricity) retailers without careful consideration and any analysis having been presented to the House or to the people of New South Wales of the cost implications" Dr John Kaye, NSW Greens told the Legislative Council, 17 June 2009. (Full Article)
NSW Nationals say Electricity Supply Amendment (GGAS Abatement Certificates) Bill 2009-rush, a 'disgrace': no consultation with electricity retailers
Duncan Gay - Leader of The Nationals in the NSW Legislative Council, and Shadow Minister for Energy said "Industry has not been consulted on this bill". (Full Article)