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What are we supposed to glean from this as energy laymen? How do you provide data in a way that provides real meaning? All this data but no real insight.
I'm not sure what to make of the frequency drift; federally operators are supposed to balance it out for timekeeping, among other reasons.
Taking a week to get on-frequency is...not good.
I got hit with a rolling blackout on Thursday. Coincidentally, settlement prices skyrocketed to over $1.2k. I should connect this data to my power transfer/backup power system to preempt potential blackouts
ERCOT didn't declare any capacity emergencies on that day, or any recent day. Is it possible you just suffered from a stochastic outage, and not a capacity-related intentional disconnection? https://www.ercot.com/services/comm/mkt_notices/opsmessages
The grid being under-frequency for days at a time shows they didn't have enough generation capacity.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
ERCOT didn't declare any capacity emergencies on that day, or any recent day. Is it possible you just suffered from a stochastic outage, and not a capacity-related intentional disconnection? https://www.ercot.com/services/comm/mkt_notices/opsmessages
Oooooor maybe they're not publishing notices when they should be. The grid being under-frequency for days at a time shows they didn't have enough generation capacity.
So, what gives? Where's the solar?
[0] https://reneweconomy.com.au/saudi-solar-plant-locks-in-new-r...
What are we supposed to glean from this as energy laymen? How do you provide data in a way that provides real meaning? All this data but no real insight.
For one, the peak price of electricity was ten times the usual low point (~$36) I'm not sure what to make of the frequency drift; federally operators are supposed to balance it out for timekeeping, among other reasons. Taking a week to get on-frequency is...not good.
What are we supposed to glean from this as energy laymen? How do you provide data in a way that provides real meaning? All this data but no real insight.
All good, it's just a ton of numbers without explanations. Here's a couple very basic insights tho:
Grid frequency below 59.8 is always bad, 60 is perfect
Capacity should be at least 1 GW above demand
Demand equaling capacity is bad
https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/lktl07/comment/gnn0...
Earlier quoted context omitted.
ERCOT didn't declare any capacity emergencies on that day, or any recent day. Is it possible you just suffered from a stochastic outage, and not a capacity-related intentional disconnection? https://www.ercot.com/services/comm/mkt_notices/opsmessages
Oooooor maybe they're not publishing notices when they should be. The grid being under-frequency for days at a time shows they didn't have enough generation capacity.
The surprising inference from me, as an energy layman, is that solar output coincides with periods of peak demand. Obviously this is seasonally adjusted, but in an era when the Saudis have solar contracts being supplied for $10USD/MWh [0], the potential profits for a solar provider at periods of peak demand seem more than sufficient to encourage investment, especially with interest rates still at a historic low for b…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/21/heat-ener...
The surprising inference from me, as an energy layman, is that solar output coincides with periods of peak demand. Obviously this is seasonally adjusted, but in an era when the Saudis have solar contracts being supplied for $10USD/MWh [0], the potential profits for a solar provider at periods of peak demand seem more than sufficient to encourage investment, especially with interest rates still at a historic low for b…
I got hit with a rolling blackout on Thursday. Coincidentally, settlement prices skyrocketed to over $1.2k. I should connect this data to my power transfer/backup power system to preempt potential blackouts