Case Studies

It can be easy for owners to think the NEM is a simple market and adopt a ‘set and forget’ attitude, particularly if their assets use automated bidding software. Make the complex simple during the commissioning and operations stages.

A SCADA reconfiguration on a large wind farm went wrong, causing AEMO to not receive wind conditions for the site. Overwatch Energy staff picked up the issue almost immediately and worked with the site, the network service provider and AEMO to isolate the root cause and apply a temporary fix, saving the client 5 days of revenue.

Actively rebidding is now commonplace as wind and solar participants try to avoid negative energy prices and high FCAS costs whilst also minimising being constrained off.  However, binary-type outcomes or over reliance on software may increase your costs if you don’t understand the full picture.  Overwatch Energy gives you the full picture.