Dylan McConnell
@dylanjmcconnell.bsky.social
Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Researcher at University of NSW (..but also I live in Melbourne)
NEM review ToR to be updated: "Review of Market Settings in the National Electricity Market to Follow the Capacity Investment Scheme, but also maybe work with an expanded Capacity Investment Scheme"
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
NEM review ToR to be updated: "Review of Market Settings in the National Electricity Market to Follow the Capacity Investment Scheme, but also maybe work with an expanded Capacity Investment Scheme"
.. reminiscent of this
November 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
.. reminiscent of this
Incredible crop of quandongs this year
November 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Incredible crop of quandongs this year
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Not news to anyone that's paying attention, but pretty amazing figure of what is going on with residential batteries from CSIRO 🔌💡
October 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Not news to anyone that's paying attention, but pretty amazing figure of what is going on with residential batteries from CSIRO 🔌💡
This is just such an incredible figure for the QLD Gov to highlight and basically celebrate in the year of 2025
October 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This is just such an incredible figure for the QLD Gov to highlight and basically celebrate in the year of 2025
The internet suggests she did
October 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The internet suggests she did
* They are still burning some coal when they are doing this - be interesting to know how much exactly.
This is what whole power station was doing: "Peaking coal" .. ~1600MW increase in space of a couple of a couple of hours.
This is what whole power station was doing: "Peaking coal" .. ~1600MW increase in space of a couple of a couple of hours.
October 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
* They are still burning some coal when they are doing this - be interesting to know how much exactly.
This is what whole power station was doing: "Peaking coal" .. ~1600MW increase in space of a couple of a couple of hours.
This is what whole power station was doing: "Peaking coal" .. ~1600MW increase in space of a couple of a couple of hours.
This is pretty amazing from Bayswater Unit 2 over the weekend - so-called "two shifting".
i.e. black coal turning off* in the middle of the day due an abundance of RE and low prices.
🔌💡
i.e. black coal turning off* in the middle of the day due an abundance of RE and low prices.
🔌💡
October 6, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This is pretty amazing from Bayswater Unit 2 over the weekend - so-called "two shifting".
i.e. black coal turning off* in the middle of the day due an abundance of RE and low prices.
🔌💡
i.e. black coal turning off* in the middle of the day due an abundance of RE and low prices.
🔌💡
"Regulator says CIS tender 1 projects are taking longer to land finance, only half have made progress"
reneweconomy.com.au/regulator-sa...
reneweconomy.com.au/regulator-sa...
September 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
"Regulator says CIS tender 1 projects are taking longer to land finance, only half have made progress"
reneweconomy.com.au/regulator-sa...
reneweconomy.com.au/regulator-sa...
Matt Kean / CCA on "preserving" renewable energy for data centres..
(via @ryancropp.bsky.social "Explosive AI growth a threat to Labor’s climate ambition" - www.afr.com/policy/energ...)
(via @ryancropp.bsky.social "Explosive AI growth a threat to Labor’s climate ambition" - www.afr.com/policy/energ...)
September 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Matt Kean / CCA on "preserving" renewable energy for data centres..
(via @ryancropp.bsky.social "Explosive AI growth a threat to Labor’s climate ambition" - www.afr.com/policy/energ...)
(via @ryancropp.bsky.social "Explosive AI growth a threat to Labor’s climate ambition" - www.afr.com/policy/energ...)
Apparently going have lots of reforestation (>100mt p.a) 😳
Sounds like a lot of forest!
Sounds like a lot of forest!
September 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Apparently going have lots of reforestation (>100mt p.a) 😳
Sounds like a lot of forest!
Sounds like a lot of forest!
Residual fossil emissions still quite significant in 2050 in the treasury modelling, as it turns out
September 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Residual fossil emissions still quite significant in 2050 in the treasury modelling, as it turns out
First figure in the ISP - dashed is current announced closures (..which you may notice has gone up between ISP's, at least in the short term)
The purple line (step-change - what it looks like if constrain emission) is the 90% and all gone by 2040 scenario.
The purple line (step-change - what it looks like if constrain emission) is the 90% and all gone by 2040 scenario.
September 19, 2025 at 5:26 AM
First figure in the ISP - dashed is current announced closures (..which you may notice has gone up between ISP's, at least in the short term)
The purple line (step-change - what it looks like if constrain emission) is the 90% and all gone by 2040 scenario.
The purple line (step-change - what it looks like if constrain emission) is the 90% and all gone by 2040 scenario.
.. actually the timeline in step-change largely reflect the constraint of a carbon budget (which - once again - we don't have in the real world).
(This one's from the CCA)
(This one's from the CCA)
September 19, 2025 at 5:18 AM
.. actually the timeline in step-change largely reflect the constraint of a carbon budget (which - once again - we don't have in the real world).
(This one's from the CCA)
(This one's from the CCA)
fyi Treasury modelling assumes we're going to hit 82% RE by 2030 and be consistent with ISP
(i.e. input not output)
(i.e. input not output)
September 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
fyi Treasury modelling assumes we're going to hit 82% RE by 2030 and be consistent with ISP
(i.e. input not output)
(i.e. input not output)
This is kind of funny
September 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This is kind of funny
I see. The CCA's reduction in the lower bound to account for uncertainty, including that related to data centre load growth 🫠🫠🫠
Job done.
Job done.
September 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I see. The CCA's reduction in the lower bound to account for uncertainty, including that related to data centre load growth 🫠🫠🫠
Job done.
Job done.
..And actually quite a lot of it was curtailed (see hatched areas below)
And see for yourself here: explore.openelectricity.org.au/energy/vic1/...
And see for yourself here: explore.openelectricity.org.au/energy/vic1/...
September 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
..And actually quite a lot of it was curtailed (see hatched areas below)
And see for yourself here: explore.openelectricity.org.au/energy/vic1/...
And see for yourself here: explore.openelectricity.org.au/energy/vic1/...
For all those folk in Vic, you might be interested to know that the wild winds we've had last few days has resulted in the lowest 24hr period of brown coal generation on record 🎉
September 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
For all those folk in Vic, you might be interested to know that the wild winds we've had last few days has resulted in the lowest 24hr period of brown coal generation on record 🎉
Lol this is funny and non-sensical
September 16, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Lol this is funny and non-sensical