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A major coal unit outage sends NEM prices soaring 26.5%, while AEMO prepares to remotely switch off rooftop solar in a critical test of grid control.
For reasons I won’t go into here, we’re taking a particular interest in the major (planned) outage at Tarong unit 3 - with the unit coming offline yesterday (Friday morning 21st August 2026), and planned to be offline until Friday 6th November 2026.
The Australian Energy Market Operator and South Australian distributors will conduct a mandatory trial of the 'emergency backstop' mechanism, remotely curtailing household rooftop solar systems. This scheduled test aims to verify grid stability protocols during periods of record-low operational demand and high renewable penetration.
AEMO's Medium Term Projected Assessment of System Adequacy (MT PASA) data has displayed unusual modelling results concerning Stage 2 of the Project EnergyConnect interconnector. Analysts are investigating these discrepancies to determine how the 900km link between South Australia and New South Wales is being integrated into market reliability forecasts.
Tesla receives its biggest order for its Semi to date, with 500 electric trucks to be delivered to logistics operator looking to cut diesel costs.
BYD's launches its biggest and most luxurious sedan, feating a big battery, lots of range, and flash charging.
Storlytics Energy Storage researchers have released simulation-based analysis comparing AC and DC coupling architectures for battery systems. The study demonstrates that utilizing realistic dispatch modeling instead of generic assumptions significantly alters BESS sizing, architecture selection, and levelized cost of electricity outcomes.
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