aemo_outages: Planned and forced network outages

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Planned and forced network outages

Description

Returns the NETWORK_OUTAGEDETAIL table from MMSDM, which records every planned and forced outage on NEM transmission and distribution network elements. Outages are a primary driver of binding constraints and price spikes: when a line or transformer is out of service the network is more constrained, reducing the thermal limits that appear as RHS values in DISPATCHCONSTRAINT.

Usage

aemo_outages(start, end, element_id = NULL, outage_type = NULL, region = NULL)

Arguments

start, end	Outage window (inclusive). Filters on starttime and endtime: any outage active during the window is returned. Character or POSIXct.
element_id	Optional character vector of network element IDs. NULL returns all elements.
outage_type	Optional character. One of "PLANNED", "FORCED", or NULL (both). Case-insensitive.
region	Optional NEM region code. Filters on the region column where available.

Details

Use case. Pair with aemo_constraints() to explain a price spike: aemo_outages() tells you which elements were off-service at the time; aemo_constraints() tells you which constraints bound; together they answer "why was SA spot price AUD 15,000 at 17:35?".

Value

An aemo_tbl with columns from NETWORK_OUTAGEDETAIL including outageid, starttime, endtime, substationid, equipmenttype, equipmentid, outagetype, regionid, and restarttimeunknown. Exact column set depends on the MMSDM version.

Source

AEMO NEMweb MMSDM archive, NETWORK_OUTAGEDETAIL table. AEMO Copyright Permissions Notice.

See Also

aemo_constraints() for the binding constraint shadow prices that these outages drive.

Other dispatch: aemo_bids(), aemo_constraints(), aemo_dispatch_units(), aemo_fcas_enablement(), aemo_gencon(), aemo_interconnector(), aemo_market_notices(), aemo_rooftop_pv(), aemo_spd_constraints()

Examples

op <- options(aemo.cache_dir = tempdir())
try({
  # Forced outages during a recent high-price period in SA
  o <- aemo_outages(
    start = "2024-03-01",
    end   = "2024-03-02",
    outage_type = "FORCED"
  )
  head(o)
})
options(op)

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