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Email: [email protected] © 2016 AEMO i Guide to Intermittent Generation Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Purpose 1 1.2 Audience 1 1.3 How to use this guide 1 1.4 What's in this guide? 1 2 About Intermittent Generation 3 2.1 What Intermittent Generation is for 3 2.2 Who can use Intermittent Generation 4 2.3 User rights access 4 2.4 How do you use Intermittent Generation 5 2.5 System requirements 5 2.6 Accessing Intermittent Generation web application 5 2.7 Using the common interface features 8 2.7.1 Select the unit 8 2.7.2 Select the type 9 2.7.3 Select a date 9 2.7.4 CSV files 10 2.7.5 XML files 10 3 Availability 11 3.1 About availability 11 3.2 Availability submission guidelines 12 3.2.1 Upper MW limit submission 12 3.2.2 Elements unavailable submission 13 3.3 About derivation of MW Available from elements unavailable 13 3.3.1 Cluster Rated Capacity 13 3.3.2 MW Available 14 3.4 View energy availability 15 3.4.1 View availability data 15 3.4.2 Copy an existing availability submission 17 3.4.3 Save the currently viewed availability 17 3.5 Create energy availability 18 3.5.1 About creating energy availability 18 3.5.2 Create availability for single-day submissions 19 © 2016 AEMO ii Guide to Intermittent Generation 3.5.3 Create availability for multi-day submissions 20 3.5.4 Upload energy availability 22 3.5.5 Submit energy availability using FTP 31 3.6 View MT PASA availability 34 3.7 Create MT PASA availability 35 3.7.1 About MT PASA availability 36 3.7.2 Create a new availability 36 3.7.3 Upload MT PASA availability 38 4 Forecasts 43 4.1 About Forecasts 43 4.2 View forecasts 44 4.2.1 About viewing forecasts 44 4.2.2 Viewing forecasts 45 4.2.3 Select a set of forecasts 45 4.2.4 Select a forecast run 46 4.2.5 Select forecast view 46 4.2.6 Change the date to 46 4.2.7 Select runs 46 4.2.8 Download forecast CSV files 47 4.2.9 Forecast CSV file layout 48 4.2.10 Select the graphical display 50 4.2.11 Select the tabular display 51 5 Override Forecasts 53 5.1 View or cancel overrides 53 5.1.1 View overrides 53 5.1.2 View past or cancelled overrides 54 5.1.3 View details of an override 55 5.1.4 Cancel an override 55 5.1.5 Save the currently viewed override to a file 56 5.2 Enter overrides 56 5.2.1 About overriding forecasts 56 5.2.2 Enter an override 57 5.2.3 Select a different date range 58 5.2.4 Enter a reason 58 5.2.5 Upload override using a local file 58 5.2.6 Download an override template file 59 © 2016 AEMO iii Guide to Intermittent Generation 5.2.7 Enter POE values 59 5.2.8 Submit the currently viewed override 60 5.2.9 Change a date and time 60 5.2.10 Override CSV file layout 61 6 Needing Help 64 6.1 AEMO's Information and Support Hub 64 6.1.1 Contact AEMO's Information and Support Hub 64 6.1.2 Information to provide AEMO 64 6.2 Feedback 65 7 References 66 7.1 Rules, law, and government bodies 66 7.2 AEMO's website 66 8 Index 67 © 2016 AEMO iv Guide to Intermittent Generation Figures Figure 1: energy market systems web portal home page Figure 17: override text editor layout example 6 Figure 2: energy availability spreadsheet example 25 Figure 3: energy availability spreadsheet summary section example 26 Figure 4: energy availability spreadsheet periods section example 26 Figure 5: energy availability spreadsheet clusters section example 27 Figure 6: energy availability spreadsheet multi-day example 27 Figure 7: energy availability text editor single-day example 29 Figure 8: energy availability text editor multi-day example 30 Figure 9: schema File ElectricityMMS_ r33.xsd 32 Figure 10: energy availability XML file example 33 63 Tables Table 1: energy availability .CSV file explanation 22 Table 2: MT PASA availability .CSV file explanation 39 Table 3: forecast CSV file RUN records explanation 49 Table 4: forecast CSV file columns in the prediction (PRED) records explanation 49 Table 5: override CSV file explanation 61 Glossary These abbreviations, symbols, and special terms assist the reader’s understanding of the terms used in this document. For definitions of these terms, the reader should always refer to the applicable market Rules. 5 Figure 11: MT PASA availability spreadsheet example 41 Figure 12: MT PASA availability text editor example 41 5MPD 5-minute pre-dispatch A AEMC Figure 13: dispatch (DS) graphical display 50 Figure 14: MT PASA graphical display 51 Figure 15: ST PASA graphical display 51 Australian Energy Market Commission AEMO Australian Energy Market Operator AEST Figure 16: override spreadsheet layout example Australian Eastern Standard Time ASEFS 63 Australian Solar Energy Forecasting System © 2016 AEMO v Guide to Intermittent Generation AWEFS N Australian Wind Energy Forecasting System NEM National Electricity Market C Cluster A cluster is a group of intermittent generating units; there may be more than one cluster in an intermittent generator. AEMO may agree to have non-identical turbines in a cluster in exceptional circumstances. NEMDE National Electricity Market Dispatch Engine NER National Electricity Rules NGR National Gas Rules CSV Comma-separated values; a file format for exchanging data. P PA D Participant Administrator; manages participant organisations user access and security. DS Dispatch Participant ID Registered participant identifier DUID Intermittent Generation Unit ID Participant user ID The user ID you used to login to the system. E PASA Projected Assessment of System Adequacy EMMS Wholesale Electricity Market Management System; software, hardware, network and related processes. PD Pre-dispatch energy market systems web portal Single web portal interface to access AEMO's IT systems. POE Probability of Exceedence Pre-production F Test and training environment, typically showing much less activity, if any. FTP File Transfer Protocol, a protocol for the transfer of files from one computer to another using a communications network. M Production Live environment, actively reflecting the currently available data. R MarketNet AEMO’s private network available to participants having a participant ID. MSATS Rules The National Electricity or Gas Rules. S Retail Market Settlement and Transfer Solution ST PASA MT PASA Medium-term Projected Assessment of System Adequacy; 2 years worth of data Short-term Projected Assessment of System Adequacy; 7 days worth of data MW Megawatt © 2016 AEMO vi Guide to Intermittent Generation Z ZIP The file compression format used for exchanging data with AEMO. © 2016 AEMO vii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose This guide provides instructions about using the Intermittent Generation web application in the energy market systems web portal. This document is written in plain language for ease of reading. Where there is a discrepancy between the Rules, and information or a term in this document, the Rules take precedence. 1.2 Audience This guide is relevant to intermittent generators submitting availability or forecast information in the Intermittent Generation web application. 1.3 How to use this guide Use this guide to assist your understanding of submitting availability and forecast information in the Intermittent Generation web application. This guide has chapters describing the functionality in the Intermittent Generation web application. l l The Availability chapter describes the Availability menus and how to view and submit multi-day energy and MT PASA availability information. The Forecasts chapter describes the Forecasts menus and how to: o Access, examine and tabulate forecast data. o Download forecast files. o Enter, view or cancel overrides. o Download and upload forecast override files. Text in this format, indicates a direct hyperlink with further details of the resource listed in "References" on page 66. 1.4 What's in this guide? l l Chapter 2 "About Intermittent Generation" on page 3 explains the Intermittent Generation web application web application, who it is for, and how to access it, and how to use the common interface features such as selecting a unit ID, date and so on. Chapter 3 "Availability" on page 11 describes the Availability menus and how to view and submit multi-day energy and MT PASA availability information. © 2016 AEMO 1 Guide to Intermittent Generation l l l l Chapter 4 "Forecasts" on page 43 describes the Forecasts menus and how to view forecast data, download files, use the overrides interface. Chapter 5 "Override Forecasts" on page 53 explains viewing, cancelling and overriding forecasts. Chapter 6 "Needing Help" on page 64 provides information to assist participants with IT related issues and provides guidance for requesting assistance from AEMO. Chapter 7 "References" on page 66 is a resource section containing a list of references mentioned throughout this guide and where to find them. © 2016 AEMO 2 Chapter 2 About Intermittent Generation 2 About Intermittent Generation Australian Wind Energy Forecasting System (AWEFS) and the Australian Solar Energy Forecasting System (ASEFS) were established in response to the growth in intermittent generation and the increasing impact this growth has on the forecasting process. The systems provide a vehicle for improving the research, development and application for forecasting renewable energy. In this chapter: 2.1 What Intermittent Generation is for 3 2.2 Who can use Intermittent Generation 4 2.3 User rights access 4 2.4 How do you use Intermittent Generation 5 2.5 System requirements 5 2.6 Accessing Intermittent Generation web application 5 2.7 Using the common interface features 8 2.1 What Intermittent Generation is for AEMO hosts the Australian Wind Energy Forecasting System (AWEFS) and the Australian Solar Energy Forecasting System (ASEFS) and maintains their interfaces in the energy market systems web portal, providing data access to the market and to individual intermittent generators. The systems produce various types of forecasts at regular run intervals for each type: l Dispatch (DS) l 5-minute pre-dispatch (5MPD) l Pre-dispatch (PD) l Short-term Projected Assessment of System Adequacy (ST PASA) l Medium-term Projected Assessment of System Adequacy (MT PASA) The intermittent generators are classified into one of three different categories: l Non-scheduled l Semi-scheduled © 2016 AEMO 3 Guide to Intermittent Generation 2.2 Who can use Intermittent Generation The Intermittent Generation web application provides the following authorised parties with access to the forecasts generated by AWEFS and ASEFS: l l l l Intermittent Generation registered participants have full access to the Intermittent Generation web application and can access and change their availability information (Elements Unavailable and Upper MW Limit) before the start of the relevant trading date. Availability profiles can be updated as frequently as the change occurs, but not retrospectively for historical intervals. AEMO can access and change availability profiles, if required in emergency situations, on behalf of Participants. All registered participants have access to the View Forecasts menu to view historical data. Neither Intermittent Generation web application registered participants nor AEMO can change historical availability profiles. Intermittent Generation registered participants can authorise their participant users to input availability information using the Administration menu in the energy market systems web portal, see "User rights access" below. 2.3 User rights access Your organisation's participant administrator (PA) grants you permission to use the Intermittent Generation web application. The entities required for access are: l EMMS - Intermittent Generation - Availability l EMMS - Intermittent Generation - Forecasts l EMMS - Intermittent Generation - Forecasts - Override Forecasts Where a participant user has user rights assigned by more than one participant, they interactively choose the participant they represent, using the Set Participant option. For further information about user administration and the Set Participant option, see the Guide to User Rights Management. © 2016 AEMO 4 Chapter 2 About Intermittent Generation 2.4 How do you use Intermittent Generation The Intermittent Generation web application is part of AEMO's energy market systems web portal and is accessed using a web browser. When you make a submission to the Intermittent Generation web application, your last submission continues to remain effective until it is replaced by a new submission. 2.5 System requirements The Intermittent Generation web application is accessed using a web browser and requires: l Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7 or later; some applications require Compatibility Mode enabled. l A monitor capable of 1024 x 768 screen resolution. l Access to MarketNet. l l A user ID, password, and the website address where the application is located on AEMO’s network, provided by your company's participant administrator. The Intermittent Generation web application application runs on both Windows and Unix-like operating systems. For more details about MarketNet, see Guide to Information Systems. 2.6 Accessing Intermittent Generation web application To access Intermittent Generation web application: 1. Using your web browser, access the energy market systems web portal: o Pre-production: https://portal.prod.nemnet.net.au o Production: https://portal.preprod.nemnet.net.au Note: the energy market systems web portal provides you with a clear indication of the environment you are working in by providing a different border colour around the home page. The production environment has a grey border and the pre-production environment has a green border. 2. Click Energy Market Systems and sign in using the user ID and password provided by your company's PA. © 2016 AEMO 5 Guide to Intermittent Generation 3. On the left navigation pane, click MMS, and then Intermittent Generation. Figure 1: energy market systems web portal home page All participants can access View Forecasts to see historical data. Attempting to access other menus when you are not acting for a registered intermittent generator, displays an error similar to the following: You can also: l Add the Intermittent Generation web application menu to your favourites by clicking the yellow star next to the menu item in the navigation pane. © 2016 AEMO 6 Chapter 2 About Intermittent Generation l Load your favourites automatically each time you sign in to energy market systems by clicking the arrow next to the menu item in your favourites folder. For help using favourites, see the on-line assistance in the energy market systems web portal. Click the Favourites folder and then click Help in the top right-hand corner. © 2016 AEMO 7 Guide to Intermittent Generation 2.7 Using the common interface features In this section: 2.7.1 Select the unit 8 2.7.2 Select the type 9 2.7.3 Select a date 9 2.7.4 CSV files 10 2.7.5 XML files 10 2.7.1 Select the unit A Unit ID identifies each intermittent generating unit; details of each unit are displayed by selecting the relevant Unit ID. Only intermittent generating units specifically made visible to you appear in the list. To select the unit: 1. Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Unit item to show the list of units. Use the slider to scroll up and down the list. Alternatively, use the up or down arrows on your keyboard, and then press the Enter key. To the left of each unit name is a symbol indicating available access: o (F) for full access o (H) for historical access (excludes today) o (P) for public access 2. Click a unit name to display the availability data applicable to that unit. The specific details shown on the interface depend on which interface you are using. If you expect to be able to select a unit and that unit does not appear in your list, check the following: l The participant ID you signed in with (shown in the top right-hand corner). l Do you need to set a different participant, using the Set Participantfunction? © 2016 AEMO 8 Chapter 2 About Intermittent Generation l For each participant ID, you can see and enter data only as permitted by the participant administrator (PA) for that participant ID. To change what you can see and do for an effective participant ID, contact your company's PA. For further information about user administration and the Set Participant option, see the Guide to User Rights Management. 2.7.2 Select the type The type of forecast is the time frame and applicability of the data. The Types are: l DS: dispatch forecasts l MT PASA: Medium-term PASA forecasts l P5MIN: 5-minute pre-dispatch forecasts l PD: pre-dispatch forecasts l ST PASA: Short-term PASA forecasts To select the Type: 1. Click the down arrow to show the drop-down list of types, and then scroll up and down the list using the slider. 2. Click a type to display the forecast data, see "Select the graphical display" on page 50 and see "Select the tabular display" on page 51. For dispatch forecasts, there is only one period per forecast. Therefore, the graphical or tabular display shows all dispatch forecasts for the selected day up to the selected forecast run. The CSV download for dispatch has the same range of data. 2.7.3 Select a date To select a date: l Click the calendar icon to the right of the date to show the calendar, and then select a date. © 2016 AEMO 9 Guide to Intermittent Generation o To show a different month, click a single arrow (right to go forward, and left to go back). o To show a different year, click a double arrow (right to go forward, and left to go back). Alternatively, type a date in the DD/MM/YYYY format, then press the Enter key. For some items, the selection is limited to future dates. Selectable dates are bold. 2.7.4 CSV files To understand the layout of each CSV file see: l "Energy availability CSV file layout" on page 22. l "MT PASA availability CSV file layout" on page 39. l "Forecast CSV file layout" on page 48. l "Override CSV file layout" on page 61. 2.7.5 XML files For a basic understanding of Intermittent Generation web application XML files, see "Submit energy availability using FTP" on page 31. © 2016 AEMO 10 Chapter 3 Availability 3 Availability In this chapter: 3.1 About availability 11 3.2 Availability submission guidelines 12 3.3 About derivation of MW Available from elements unavailable 13 3.4 View energy availability 15 3.5 Create energy availability 18 3.6 View MT PASA availability 34 3.7 Create MT PASA availability 35 3.1 About availability To facilitate intermittent generation forecast accuracy, the availability interface allows participants’ operational staff to input the following information for intermittent generating units: l l Upper MW Limit: An MW limit applied in the intermittent generator’s control system to limit its MW output to below the limit. Elements unavailable: The number of elements (turbines, strings and so on) within each cluster that are unavailable for generation (due to maintenance, turbines not being built, or the inability to generate because transmission or distribution networks are unavailable). A cluster is a group of intermittent generating units; there may be more than one cluster in an intermittent generator. AEMO may agree to have non-identical elements in a cluster in exceptional circumstances. The resolution for entering the above information is 30 minutes for pre-dispatch and ST PASA (where eight days data is entered), whereas daily information is in the MT PASA time frame (where two years of data is entered). The Upper MW Limit and Elements unavailable do not apply to the Dispatch and 5 minute Pre-dispatch time frames – local limits in these time frames can be managed by adjusting generator bids. © 2016 AEMO 11 Guide to Intermittent Generation In this menu you can: l View a summary of an intermittent generating unit availability submission. l View availability information for Energy and MT PASA. Enter availability information (Elements Unavailable and upper MW limit) for Energy and MT PASA. l l Enter elements unavailable for each cluster. l Enter an upper MW limit for each intermittent generator. 3.2 Availability submission guidelines In this section: 3.2.1 Upper MW limit submission 12 3.2.2 Elements unavailable submission 13 3.2.1 Upper MW limit submission For the Upper MW Limit entries enter an integer value not greater than the registered MW capacity of the intermittent generator. For example, if an intermittent generator has a capacity of 150 MW, and a participant user enters 200 MW as the Upper MW Limit, the system generates a suitable error message prompting them to enter the information again. Notes: l l Zero is a valid entry meaning the intermittent generator is restricted to a zero limit, so is not allowed to generate any electricity. The unrealistic value of –1 means there is no availability limit in place on the intermittent generator. This is the default situation. There are two columns for each registered cluster in the intermittent generator, being the Elements Unavailable and MW Available. The Elements Unavailable column header reflects the cluster element corresponding to each generation technology. For example, for wind farms the column header shows Turbines Unavailable and for solar farms the column header shows Strings Unavailable. Enter the number of unavailable elements in the cluster under Elements Unavailable and the system calculates the available power (MW Available). Adding new clusters is part of the registration process with AEMO, and cluster characteristics cannot be altered using the energy market systems web portal. To add new clusters, contact the AEMO Information and Support Hub. © 2016 AEMO 12 Chapter 3 Availability 3.2.2 Elements unavailable submission For the Elements Unavailable entries ensure the number of elements does not exceed the total number installed in the cluster. For example, if a participant user enters six under elements unavailable for a cluster with only five, the system generates an error message prompting you to enter the information again. Only enter the total number of elements unavailable in a cluster with non-identical elements. The system assumes each of them to be the average size in the cluster. For example, consider an wind farm cluster with 40 turbines each with rated capacity of three MW and 10 elements of 4 MW rated capacity. The cluster has 50 turbines and the cluster rated capacity is (40 X 3 MW) + (10 x 4 MW) = 160 MW. If four of the four MW elements and two of the three were unavailable, then just enter six unavailable in total. The system uses the average size of the cluster for each of the six unavailable turbines (such as, a rated capacity of 3.2 MW each, being 160 MW/50 elements). Notes: l l Enter whole numbers of elements only. A zero entry is a valid entry (meaning that none are unavailable, or equivalently that all elements in the cluster are available). Negative numbers are invalid. The default value is either blank or zero. 3.3 About derivation of MW Available from elements unavailable In this guide, capacity is usually measured as energy in a trading interval (half-hour period). Dispatch is every five minutes with financial settlement every half-hour (the trading interval). Forecasting data, and thus availability data, uses the trading interval as its time basis. In this section: 3.3.1 Cluster Rated Capacity 13 3.3.2 MW Available 14 3.3.1 Cluster Rated Capacity Each cluster has the rated capacity of the sum of rated capacity of all the elements (for example, turbines for a wind farm or strings for a solar farm) in the cluster. If each element in the cluster has the same capacity, the rated capacity of the cluster is the number of elements in the cluster multiplied by rated capacity of each element. For example, consider a wind farm with 50 turbines of 3 MW. The Cluster Rated Capacity is (50 X 3 MW) = 150 MW. © 2016 AEMO 13 Guide to Intermittent Generation The average turbine rating for this cluster is the same as each turbine (such as, 3 MW), equivalently calculated as 150 MW/50 = 3 MW. If AEMO agreed to include non-identical element types in a registered cluster, then the calculation involves the grouping of like-capacity elements. For example, consider a wind farm cluster with 50 turbines (installed turbines) in total. In this cluster, the rated capacity of 40 turbines is 3 MW each and 10 turbines are of 4 MW. In this scenario, the Cluster Rated Capacity is (40 X 3 MW) + (10 X 4 MW) = 160 MW. The average turbine rating for this cluster is 160 MW/50 = 3.2 MW. 3.3.2 MW Available The MW available for a cluster is the Cluster Rated Capacity less the multiplication of the number of unavailable elements by the average element capacity of the cluster. This is equivalent to MW Availability = Cluster Rated Capacity – (number of Elements Unavailable X Average Element MW Rating). For example, consider a wind farm with 50 identically-rated turbines of 3 MW in a cluster, with 22 of these unavailable due to planned maintenance: MW Availability = Cluster Rated Capacity – (Elements Unavailable X Average Element MW Rating) = 150 MW – (22 X 3) = 150 – 66 = 84 MW Or, consider a wind farm with 50 non-identical turbines (40 of 3 MW and 10 of 4 MW) in a cluster, with 4 x 4 MW and 2 x 3 MW of these unavailable due to planned maintenance: Cluster Rated Capacity = (40 x 3) + (10 x 4) = 120 + 40 = 160 MW Average Element MW Rating = 160/50 =3.2 MW MW Availability = Cluster Rated Capacity – (Elements Unavailable X Average Turbine MW Rating) = 160 MW – (6 X 3.2) = 160 – 19.2 = 140.8 = 141 MW (after rounding to integer) © 2016 AEMO 14 Chapter 3 Availability Only enter the total number of unavailable elements in each cluster. The system computes the MW Availability column based on the average element MW rating. This value displays for participant guidance only; it is not used in any AEMO systems. 3.4 View energy availability The View Availability menu under Energy Availability displays the availability data for a selected unit and trading date. Initially the display is for the currently effective availability for your effective participant ID. In this section: 3.4.1 View availability data 15 3.4.2 Copy an existing availability submission 17 3.4.3 Save the currently viewed availability 17 3.4.1 View availability data To view availability data: 1. Place your cursor over Intermittent Generation, then Availability, then Energy Availability and then click ViewAvailability. 2. The Availability interface displays the total available capacity of the unit (Upper MW Limit) plus, for each cluster in the unit, the number of unavailable elements (turbines, strings and so on) and the MW available. The trading interval is identified by the trading interval (ending time of the half-hour) in the first column and the period (from 1 to 48) in the last column. The number of columns shown depends on the number of clusters within the unit. © 2016 AEMO 15 Guide to Intermittent Generation 3. To view further submission details, do one of the following: o Click View all submissions to see all submission data. o Click Expand/Collapse to view submissions in the grid. o Click the expand button to view the details of a single submission. 4. Further submission details display with the Trading Intervals (ending time of the halfhour) in the first column and the Period (from 1 to 48) in the last column. The number of columns displayed depends on the number of clusters within the unit. You may need to scroll across, as well as down, to view all the availability data. Click the collapse button to close the submission details. You can also: l l l l Select another Trading Date: Use the calendar icons to change the From and To dates. For help, see "Select a date" on page 9. View multiple Trading Dates: Use the calendar icons to adjust the To date to display the multi-day grid. For help, see "Select a date" on page 9. Select another Unit: Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the unit to display the list of available units. For help, see "Select the unit" on page 8. View all Submissions: Click the View all Submissions check box to see all submissions not just effective submissions. © 2016 AEMO 16 Chapter 3 Availability l l Copy Availability: Select a Prepare Submission for date date and select a From. For help, see "Copy an existing availability submission" below. Save to file: Save the Currently viewed Availability, for help, see "Save the currently viewed availability" below. 3.4.2 Copy an existing availability submission To copy an existing availability submission: 1. On the Availability interface, select the trading dates. 2. Click Copy data using from date. 3. One day of data is copied to the Create availability submissions interface where you can change the data if required. For help, see "Create energy availability" on next page. 4. Click Submit. Important Note: The uploaded data is not saved unitl you click Submit, the read markers indicate unsaved data. 3.4.3 Save the currently viewed availability To save the currently viewed availability to your local computer: If you want to save only the effective submissions do not select View all Submissions. 1. On the Availability interface, click Save to file. © 2016 AEMO 17 Guide to Intermittent Generation 2. Click Save and select a location to save the file on your local computer. 3.5 Create energy availability In this section: 3.5.1 About creating energy availability 18 3.5.2 Create availability for single-day submissions 19 3.5.3 Create availability for multi-day submissions 20 3.5.4 Upload energy availability 22 3.5.5 Submit energy availability using FTP 31 3.5.1 About creating energy availability The Enter Availability menu under Energy Availability displays the availability data for a selected unit and date range, ready for updating to create a new availability submission. You have several options for creating a new energy availability submission: l l l l Manually enter availability submissions for up to 14 days into the future, using the Create availability submissions interface. For help, see "Create availability for single-day submissions" on the facing page or see "Create availability for multi-day submissions" on page 20. Copy a previously created submission, for help, see "Copy an existing availability submission" on previous page. Upload a prepared file in CSV format from your computer with up to 2 years worth of availability submissions. For help, see "Upload energy availability" on page 22. Submit a prepared file in XML format from your computer to the EMMS file server using FTP. For help, see "Submit energy availability using FTP" on page 31. © 2016 AEMO 18 Chapter 3 Availability 3.5.2 Create availability for single-day submissions To enter availability for single-day submissions: 1. Place your cursor over Intermittent Generation, then Availability, then Energy Availability and then click EnterAvailability. 2. The Create availability submissions interface displays the current effective offer with the current Trading Date selected. At the unit level, you must enter Upper MW Limit values. At the cluster level, you must enter the number of unavailable elements (turbines, strings, and so on). 3. To view further submission details, do one of the following: o Click Expand/Collapse to view the data for the effective submission for the Trading Date. o Click the expand button single. o Click the white space under the column headings next to the Trading date. o Click the collapse button next to the Trading Dateto view the details of a to close the submission details. © 2016 AEMO 19 Guide to Intermittent Generation 4. Further submission details display. Click the grid to edit the cells for each Unit and Cluster (if required) and click Submit. Alternatively, use the Tab and Enter keys on your keyboard to move through the grid and edit the cells. Important notes: l The data is not saved until you click Submit, the red markers indicate unsaved data. l The last submission continues to remain effective, until replaced by a new submission. You can also: l l l l l Upload from file: Click Upload to upload a .CSV file from you local computer. For help, see "Upload energy availability" on page 22. Enter multiple days: for help, see "Create availability for multi-day submissions" below. Copy a previous submission: for help, see "Copy an existing availability submission" on page 17. Select another unit: Click the down arrow to the right of the unit item to show the list of available units. For help, see "Select the unit" on page 8. Select other Trading Dates: Use the calendar icons to change the From and To dates. For help, see "Select a date" on page 9. 3.5.3 Create availability for multi-day submissions Using the Create availability submissions interface, you can enter availability data for up to 14 days into the future in one submission or upload a .CSV file to enter up to 2 years of availability data in one submission. For help, see "Upload energy availability" on page 22. © 2016 AEMO 20 Chapter 3 Availability To enter availability for multi-day submissions: 1. On the Create availability submissions interface, use the calendar icons to adjust the To Date to display the multi-day grid. For help, see "Select a date" on page 9. 2. Next, do one of the following: o Click Expand/Collapse to view all Trading Date grids. o Click the expand button single. o Click the white space under the column headings next to the Trading date. o Click the collapse button next to the Trading Dateto view the details of a to close the submission details. 3. Further submission details display. Click the grid to edit the cells for each Unit and Cluster (if required) and click Submit. Alternatively, use the Tab and Enter keys on your keyboard to move through the grid and edit the cells. Important notes: l The data is not saved until you click Submit, the red markers indicate unsaved data. l The last submission continues to remain effective, until replaced by a new submission. You can also: l Select another Unit: Click the down arrow to the right of the Unit item to show the list of available units. For help, see "Select the unit" on page 8. © 2016 AEMO 21 Guide to Intermittent Generation l Select other Trading Dates: Use the calendar icons to change the From and To dates. For help, see "Select a date" on page 9. 3.5.4 Upload energy availability Uploading Energy Availability submissions using a file upload allows you to submit up to two years of availability data in one .CSV file. To upload a file: 1. Prepare the file by doing one of the following: o Export a sample file to use as a template; see "Save the currently viewed availability" on page 17. Downloading a sample file provides an easy way to manipulate the data for reuse as it is important to maintain the CSV format. o Create the file from scratch using a spreadsheet or text editor as described in "Energy availability CSV file layout" below. 2. Save your file with a .CSV extension and the name of your choice. All uploaded files must have a .CSV extension or they are rejected. 3. Follow the instructions for "Upload the energy availability file" on page 30. Energy availability CSV file layout Table 1 below explains the data in the energy availability .CSV file. For a file to be accepted for import it must contain the mandatory data identified in the first column with an asterisk (*). Do not include the asterisk in your file. For file examples, see "Energy availability CSV file examples" on page 24. For help with the CSV format, see Guide to AEMO CSV Data Format Standard. Table 1: energy availability .CSV file explanation Column Label Data Entry Comments A* C, I, or D C = a comment field e.g. the description of the file. C, I, or D I = header information; do not change data in the row – all data must be in upper case. D = your data for the energy availability. C or D in column A indicates you can change data in the row – all data must be in upper case. B* C, I, & D records INTERMITTENT Information for the application name. © 2016 AEMO 22 Chapter 3 Availability Column Label Data Entry Comments GENERATION The C record has the participant ID included. C* SUBMISSION PERIODS or CLUSTERS Enter the type of submission, either periods of clusters in upper case for the 48 period IDs. D PARTCIPANTID Participant ID e.g. PARTID Enter your participant ID in upper case. D* DUID UnitID Enter the Unit ID for each period or cluster– must be in upper case. The DUID must match the selected Unit ID on the interface. E* DUID UnitID Enter the Unit ID – must be in upper case. The DUID must match the selected Unit ID on the interface. E* TRADING DATE e.g. 20/09/2013 00:00 Enter the future trading date and time for each period or cluster. If submitting multi-day availability, enter each submission date. F* TRADING DATE e.g. 20/09/2013 00:00 Enter the future trading date in dd/mm/yyyy format and time in 00:00 format for each submission. F* OFFERDATETIME e.g. 20/09/2013 14:02 Enter the date and time of the offer for each period or cluster. G OFFERDATETIME e.g. 20/09/2013 14:02 Enter the offer date and time. Otherwise the value is obtained when the file is uploaded. The value displays on the downloaded file when using the "Save to File" option. G* PERIODID Period Enter the period number from 1-48. You must have 48 periods corresponding to each Trading Date. G* CLUSTERID Cluster ID Enter the Cluster ID – must be in upper case. H AUTHORISEDBYPARTICIPANTID Participant ID Enter your participant ID in upper case. Otherwise the value is obtained from your login ID when the file is uploaded. The value displays on the downloaded file when using the "Save to File’ option. © 2016 AEMO 23 Guide to Intermittent Generation Column Label Data Entry Comments H* Upper MW Limit Enter the Upper MW Limit, -1 indicates no limit. The amount must be ≤ the max. capacity of the unit. UPPERMWLIMIT This section maps the Upper MW Limit for each Period. H PERIODID Period Enter the period number from 1-48. You must have 48 periods corresponding to each Trading Date. I AUTHORISEDBYUSER Participant user ID Enter your participant user ID in upper case. Otherwise the value is obtained from the login ID when the file is uploaded. The value displays on the downloaded file when using the "Save to File" option. I* ELEMENTS_UNAVAILABLE Elements unavailable Enter the number of Elements unavailable for each period ID. Must be a positive number. Energy availability CSV file examples Energy availability spreadsheet layout This CSV format opens in a spreadsheet application such as MS Excel. In the spreadsheet format, it is very important to match the columns (including any blank ones). Each column is a vital placeholder and without them, the system cannot read your file. The data is case sensitive and must be included exactly as shown in the examples. To submit a multi-day file, copy each single day submission one after the other, see Figure 6 on page 27. l l l C rows indicate a comment field, for example the file or application description. Participants can change data in the rows. I rows indicate header information, do not change the data in the row. All data must be in upper case. D rows indicate participant energy availability data, participants can change data in the rows and all data must be in upper case. © 2016 AEMO 24 Chapter 3 Availability Figure 2: energy availability spreadsheet example © 2016 AEMO 25 Guide to Intermittent Generation Figure 3: energy availability spreadsheet summary section example Figure 4: energy availability spreadsheet periods section example © 2016 AEMO 26 Chapter 3 Availability Figure 5: energy availability spreadsheet clusters section example Figure 6: energy availability spreadsheet multi-day example © 2016 AEMO 27 Guide to Intermittent Generation Energy availability text editor layout This CSV format opens in an application such as MS Notepad and so on. In the text editor format, it is very important to match the labels and commas. Each comma is a vital placeholder and without them, the system cannot read your file. Notes: l l The data is case sensitive and must be included exactly as shown in the Figure 7 on the facing page. To submit a multi-day file, copy each single day submission one after the other, see Figure 8 on page 30. © 2016 AEMO 28 Chapter 3 Availability Figure 7: energy availability text editor single-day example © 2016 AEMO 29 Guide to Intermittent Generation Figure 8: energy availability text editor multi-day example Upload the energy availability file Before you upload your file, please be aware of the following criteria: l Uploading data from a file overwrites any existing interface data. l Only CSV formatted files are accepted for upload. l You do not need to submit separate files for each trading day. l For a file to be accepted the: o DUID must match the selected Unit on the interface. o Intervals must be contiguous in increasing time order (for example, no gaps and no overlaps). o You must have 48 periods corresponding to each Trading Date. To upload the file: 1. On the Create availability submissions interface, click Browse to select the location and FileName of the file on your computer. 2. Click Upload. 3. The data displays in the Create availability submissions grid ready for further edits or submission. Make any required changes and click Submit. Important Note: The uploaded data is not saved until you click Submit, the red markers indicate unsaved data. 4. The submission displays as an effective offer. © 2016 AEMO 30 Chapter 3 Availability If your .CSV file contains errors, they are displayed on the interface in the Errors grid. Correct the errors in your file and retry the upload. Attempting to submit availability data for more than 2 years from the current date, results in an error similar to the following: 3.5.5 Submit energy availability using FTP About using FTP Intermittent generators can submit their energy availability in aseXML format, using FTP, to their participant inbox directory on the EMMS file server. The aseXML file is compressed inside a .ZIP file with one aseXML file per .ZIP file. Participants receive an acknowedgement (.ACK file) in their outbox directory advising of a successful or failed submission. The Intermittent Generation application handles the decompression of incoming files for processing and compressing of .ACK files. The message acknowledgment indicates success or failure of the incoming file (for example, does it conform to the aseXML schema?). Each transaction within the incoming aseXML file is acknowledged with a separate transaction acknowledgement file. The transaction .ACK indicates success or failure of uploading the data in the transaction (for example, Does it pass business validation rules and was it successfully added to the database?). If errors are encountered in either the message or a transaction, the .ACK file includes relevant error messages. It is participant's responsibility to remove the .XML file from their inbox directory after receiving the .ACK file from AEMO in their outbox directory. The XML file must pass the following validations: l l l l l It must be placed in the same participant ID inbox directory on the EMMS file server as the participant ID in the file, otherwise it will not be processed. There is only one participant ID per file, you cannot submit one file for multiple participants. There is only one transaction section per XML file. The Trading Date is in the following format: YYYY-MM-DD. The Cluster ID must be valid. In the XML file, only enter the required period IDs, you do not need to include Period IDs 1– 48, see Figure 10 on page 33. © 2016 AEMO 31 Guide to Intermittent Generation Creating XML files To create XML files, participants can use an application such as XML Spy. For an example of the aseXML schema and and energy availablility XML file, see "Energy availability aseXML schema examples" below. For more details about the aseXML standards, guidelines and file examples, see aseXML Standards. Uploading XML files Participants can setup the Participant Batcher software (this is a different application to the pdrBatcher used for Data Interchange) to move files between their participant gateway and the EMMS file server. To obtain the Participant Batcher software and user guide, see Using Energy Market Systems. Energy availability aseXML schema examples Figure 9: schema File ElectricityMMS_r33.xsd © 2016 AEMO 32 Chapter 3 Availability Figure 10: energy availability XML file example © 2016 AEMO 33 Guide to Intermittent Generation 3.6 View MT PASA availability The View Availability menu under MT PASA Availability displays the availability data for a selected unit for selected trading dates for MT PASA. To view the availability data for a selected unit and trading date range: 1. Place your cursor over Intermittent Generation, then Availability, then MT PASA Availability and then click ViewAvailability. 2. The MT PASA availability submissions interface displays for each trading date in the specified date range, the total available capacity of the unit (Upper MW Limit) plus, for each cluster in the unit, the number of unavailable elements (turbines, strings and so on) and MW available. The number of columns shown depends on the number of clusters within the unit. The date is identified by the Trading Date in the first column and the number of columns depends on the number of clusters within the unit. Note: You may need to scroll across, as well as down, to view all the availability data. © 2016 AEMO 34 Chapter 3 Availability You can also l l l l l View all Submissions: Click the View all Submissions check box to see all submissions not just effective submissions. Select other Trading Dates: Availability for the current date and beyond initially displays for your effective participant ID. Use the calendar icons to change the From and To dates. For help see "Select a date" on page 9. View multiple Trading Dates: Use the calendar icons to adjust the date to display multi-days. For help see "Using the common interface features" Save to file: Save the Currently viewed Availability, see "Save the currently viewed availability" on page 17. Select another Unit: Click the down arrow to the right of the Unit item to show the list of available units, see "Select the unit" on page 8. 3.7 Create MT PASA availability In this section: 3.7.1 About MT PASA availability 36 3.7.2 Create a new availability 36 3.7.3 Upload MT PASA availability 38 © 2016 AEMO 35 Guide to Intermittent Generation 3.7.1 About MT PASA availability Wind generation forecasting in the MT PASA time frame involves predicting the wind generation peak demand half-hour period during the day. Therefore, providing MT PASA Availability means providing the maximum energy expected to be available from each unit in any trading interval in the day (such as, half-hour period), together with the number of unavailable elements in each cluster in the unit in that same trading interval. You can enter MT PASA availability submissions manually into the Create MT PASA availability submissions interface or you can upload a prepared file in CSV format from your computer, see "Upload MT PASA availability" on page 38. 3.7.2 Create a new availability To create a new MT PASA availability: 1. Place your cursor over Intermittent Generation, then Availability, then MT PASA Availability and then click EnterAvailability. © 2016 AEMO 36 Chapter 3 Availability 2. The Create MT PASA availability submissions interface displays the current effective MT PASA offer dates and times. Click new row date to select a date for the new submission 3. Click Create row to add a new row to the grid for each trading date. 4. Click in the cells to edit the data for each Unit and Cluster in the new row and then click Submit. Alternatively, use the Tab and Enter keys on your keyboard to move through the grid and edit the cells. Important Note: The data is not saved until you click Submit, the red cell markers indicate unsaved data. 5. The MT PASA availability submissions interface displays indicating the data is saved. © 2016 AEMO 37 Guide to Intermittent Generation Important notes: l The data is not saved until you click Submit, the red markers indicate unsaved data. l The last submission continues to remain effective, until replaced by a new submission. l If you attempt to create an availability for an existing trading date, an error similar to the one below displays. This message only displays when entering a submission directly to the Create MT PASA availability submissions interface. When uploading data from a file, it does not display; the duplicate data is disregarded and no changes are reflected. You can also: l l l l Select another Unit: Click the down arrow to the right of the Unit item to show the list of visible units, see "Select the unit" on page 8. Select another Date Range: Availability data starting from tomorrow initially displays for your effective participant ID, you can choose a different date range by clicking on the icon to the right of the From or To item, see "Select a date" on page 9. Select a New Effective Date: Click the icon to the right of the item, see "Select a date" on page 9. Upload from file: Click Upload to upload a .CSV file from you local computer, see "Upload energy availability" on page 22. 3.7.3 Upload MT PASA availability To upload a file: 1. Prepare the file by doing one of the following: o Export a sample file to use as a template; see "Save the currently viewed availability" on page 17. Downloading a sample file provides an easy way to manipulate the data for reuse as it is important to maintain the CSV format. o Create the file from scratch using a spreadsheet or a text editor as described in "MT PASA availability CSV file layout" on the facing page. 2. Save your file with a .CSV extension and name of your choice. All uploaded files must have a .CSV extension or they are rejected. 3. Follow the instructions for "Upload the MT PASA availability file" on page 41. © 2016 AEMO 38 Chapter 3 Availability MT PASA availability CSV file layout Table 2 belowexplains the data in the energy availability .CSV file. For a file to be accepted for import it must contain the mandatory data identified in the first column with an asterisk (*). Do not include the asterisk in your file; see "MT PASA availability CSV file examples" on next page. For help with the CSV format, see Guide to AEMO CSV Data Format Standard. Table 2: MT PASA availability .CSV file explanation Column Label Data Entry Comments A* C, I, D .CSV file structure. C, I, or D C or D in column A indicates you can change data in the row – all data must be in upper case. I in column A indicates header information; do not change data in the row – all data must be in upper case. B* C, I, & D records INTERMITTENT GENERATION Do not change – must be in upper case. The C record has the participant ID included. C* Submission Type MTPASA or MTPASACLUSTERS The type of submission in upper case. must be in upper case and map to the Trading Dates D* DUID Unit Do not change – must be in upper case. The DUID must match the selected Unit on the interface. E* TRADING DATE Future trading date Enter the trading date in dd/mm/yyyy format. Be sure to enter the correct Trading Dates otherwise any previous data entered for a Trading Date is overwritten. C PARTCIPANTID Participant ID Enter your participant ID in upper case. F OFFERDATETIME Offer Date Time Enter the offer date and time. Otherwise the value is obtained from the login ID when the file is uploaded. The value displays on the downloaded file when using the "Save to File" option. G AUTHORISEDBYPARTICIPANTID Participant ID Enter your participant ID in upper case. Otherwise the value is obtained from your login ID when the file is uploaded. © 2016 AEMO 39 Guide to Intermittent Generation Column Label Data Entry Comments The value displays on the downloaded file when using the "Save to File" option. G* CLUSTERID Cluster Enter the Cluster ID – must be in upper case. H AUTHORISEDBYUSER Participant user ID Enter your participant ID in upper case. Otherwise the value is obtained from the login ID when the file is uploaded. The value displays on the downloaded file when using the "Save to File" option. H* ELEMENTS_UNAVAILABLE Elements Unavailable Enter the amount of elements unavailable. I* UPPERMWLIMIT Upper MW Limit Enter the Upper MW Limit, -1 indicates no limit. The amount must be ≤ the max. capacity of the unit. Must be a positive number. MT PASA availability CSV file examples MT PASA availability spreadsheet layout This CSV format opens in a spreadsheet application such as MS Excel. In the spreadsheet format, it is very important to match the columns (including any blank ones). Each column is a vital placeholder and without them, the system cannot read your file. The data is case sensitive and must be included exactly as shown in the examples. If you are submitting multi-day MT PASA availability, insert each Trading Date for the submission above and below the row marked with an ‘I’ in column A. l l l C rows indicate a comment field, for example the file or application description. Participants can change data in the rows. I rows indicate header information, do not change the data in the row. All data must be in upper case. D rows indicate participant energy availability data, participants can change data in the rows and all data must be in upper case. © 2016 AEMO 40 Chapter 3 Availability Figure 11: MT PASA availability spreadsheet example MT PASA availability text editor layout This CSV format opens in an application such as MS Notepad and so on. In the text editor format, it is very important to match the labels and commas. Each comma is a vital placeholder and without them, the system cannot read your file. The data is case sensitive and must be included exactly as shown in Figure 12 below. Figure 12: MT PASA availability text editor example Upload the MT PASA availability file Notes: l Uploading data from a file overwrites any existing interface data. l Only CSV formatted files are accepted for upload. l For a file to be accepted the DUID must match the selected Unit on the interface. To upload the file: 1. On the Create MT PASA availability submissions interface, click Browse to select the location and File Name of the file on your computer. 2. Click Upload. © 2016 AEMO 41 Guide to Intermittent Generation 3. The data displays in the Create MT PASA availability submissions grid, ready for further edits or submission. Make any required changes and click Submit. Important Note: The uploaded data is not saved until you click Submit, , the red markers indicate unsaved data. 5. The MT PASA availability submissions interface displays indicating the data is saved. If your .CSV file contains errors, they are displayed on the interface in the Errors grid. Correct the errors in your file and retry the upload. © 2016 AEMO 42 Chapter 4 Forecasts 4 Forecasts In this chapter: 4.1 About Forecasts 43 4.2 View forecasts 44 4.1 About Forecasts The levels of available forecast information are: l l Intermittent generator forecast representing a forecast of a single intermittent generator, which is owned by a participant and identified by a participant ID. Regional forecast representing a forecast of all intermittent generators in a region, being identified by a region ID (such as: SA1, VIC1, TAS1, NSW1, QLD1). Only regions with intermittent generating units have data available. Visibility of forecasts is limited. For example, only owners, their participant users and their TNSP can see all forecast periods for a single intermittent generator. TNSPs can see forecasts for all intermittent generators in their respective regions. The regional forecasts are available in real-time to all participants, whereas the individual intermittent generator actual MWs for a given day are made available the following trading day (such as after 4.00 am next day). The types of forecasts are: l Dispatch (DS) l 5-minute pre-dispatch (5MPD) l Pre-dispatch (PD) l Short-term Projected Assessment of System Adequacy (ST PASA) l Medium-term Projected Assessment of System Adequacy (MT PASA) The DS and 5MPD forecast is at the medium reliability level (probability of exceedence POE - of 50%). For other forecast types, the forecast information is at three different reliability levels, being low, medium and high POE (90%, 50% and 10% respectively). In this menu you can: l View a summary of forecasts l View forecasts l Override forecasts © 2016 AEMO 43 Guide to Intermittent Generation l View or cancel overrides l Enter overrides for units 4.2 View forecasts In this section: 4.2.1 About viewing forecasts 44 4.2.2 Viewing forecasts 45 4.2.3 Select a set of forecasts 45 4.2.4 Select a forecast run 46 4.2.5 Select forecast view 46 4.2.6 Change the date to 46 4.2.7 Select runs 46 4.2.8 Download forecast CSV files 47 4.2.9 Forecast CSV file layout 48 4.2.10 Select the graphical display 50 4.2.11 Select the tabular display 51 4.2.1 About viewing forecasts In this section you can view forecasts by selecting the following criteria: l The Forecast Unit (intermittent generator ID or region ID). l The Forecast Type (dispatch, 5-minute pre-dispatch, ST PASA, and so on). l The Forecast Run date range. You can then select from the list of forecast runs based on the selected criteria. Wind forecast information is available in the following forms: l Tabular l Graphical l CSV download © 2016 AEMO 44 Chapter 4 Forecasts 4.2.2 Viewing forecasts To view Forecasts: 1. Place your cursor over Intermittent Generation, then Forecasts and then click View. 2. The Intermittent Forecasts interface displays where you can make your selection criteria. For help, see the following sections. 4.2.3 Select a set of forecasts You can choose a set of forecast runs and show the latest in the set by selecting the: l Unit: for help, see "Select the unit" on page 8. © 2016 AEMO 45 Guide to Intermittent Generation l Type: for help, see "Select the type" on page 9. l Date To: for help, see "Select a date" on page 9. 4.2.4 Select a forecast run You can choose a particular forecast run from the set (derived above) and show the data by selecting the: l Runs: for help, see "Select runs" below. l Prev, Next, and Last buttons: for help, see "Select runs" below. 4.2.5 Select forecast view You can select how you want to see the forecast run by: l Download all: for help, see "Download forecast CSV files" on the facing page. l Download: for help, see "Download forecast CSV files" on the facing page. l Graphical display: for help, see "Select the graphical display" on page 50. l Tabular display: for help, see "Select the tabular display" on page 51. 4.2.6 Change the date to The initial default date is the most current day the user has privilege to view. You can set the end-date of the date range. The start-date is automatically chosen depending on the forecast type, so the date range is: l One day of runs for DS, P5MIN and PD forecast types. l Seven days of runs for ST PASA forecast type. l One year of runs for MT PASA forecast type. To select another end-date for the range: 1. Click the icon to the right of the Date To item to show the calendar, and then click on a date, see "Select a date" on page 9. 2. Selecting a date causes the forecast data to display, see "Select the graphical display" on page 50 and see "Select the tabular display" on page 51. 4.2.7 Select runs Selecting the Unit, Type and Date To causes the set of relevant forecast runs to be updated. The date range depends on the Type; see "Change the date to" above. The most recent run in the list is shown by default. You can choose to view any run in the list. © 2016 AEMO 46 Chapter 4 Forecasts To select a particular run: 1. Click the down-arrow to the right of the Runs item to show the list of runs, and then click on a run. 2. see "Select the graphical display" on page 50 and see "Select the tabular display" on page 51. You can also: l l l Select previous runs: On the Runs list, click Prev. If the current run is the first run for the day, the run selection does not change. Select next runs: On the Runs list, click Next. If the current run is the last run for the day, the run selection does not change. Selecting last runs: From the Runs list, click Last. If the current run is the last run for the day, the run selection does not change. 4.2.8 Download forecast CSV files For all types except DS (dispatch), the .CSV file is the selected forecast run. For DS, the .CSV file is all dispatch forecasts for the selected day up to the selected forecast run. See "Select the type" on page 9. To download one or all files: 1. Click Download all or Download. 2. Choose to Open or Save the files. o Selecting Open causes the application associated with .CSV files on your system to open the file. Typically, the application is Microsoft Excel. o Selecting Save causes Windows to save the file to a location you specify. o Selecting Cancel stops the initiation of the file. © 2016 AEMO 47 Guide to Intermittent Generation If you select Open, the associated application displays the file. For example, if Microsoft Excel is the application, expect to see something like the following: If you select Save, the next prompt is to choose where. Use the default location or navigate to a directory of your choice then click Save. The Forecasts Overrides Creation window allows you to Download a template file for editing or saving, see "Download an override template file" on page 59. © 2016 AEMO 48 Chapter 4 Forecasts 4.2.9 Forecast CSV file layout Table 3 on the facing page explains the types of information and data records are in each Run .CSV file. For help with the CSV format, see Guide to AEMO CSV Data Format Standard. Table 3: forecast CSV file RUN records explanation Column Name Description IntermittentForecast report type The name of the database table; forecast type followed by “_RUN” report sub-type 1 report version Site Region ID or intermittent generator ID (Unit) Fallback If Y, fallback model used External Was forecast overridden? (Y/N) ProdSite ignore STime The start/first time of predictions ETime The end/last time of predictions HotSite ignore POELow ignore POEHigh ignore AOZVersion ignore WTime Timestamp Table 4 below explains the columns in the prediction (PRED) records. Table 4: forecast CSV file columns in the prediction (PRED) records explanation Column Name Description IntermittentForecast report type The name of the database table; forecast type followed by “_PRED” report sub-type 1 report version ATime Timestamp of run Site Region ID or intermittent generator ID (Unit) © 2016 AEMO 49 Guide to Intermittent Generation Column Name Description Fallback If Y, fallback model used External Was forecast overridden? (Y/N) ProdSite Ignore VTime Timestamp of end of forecast interval PowerPOE50 Power (MW) with Medium probability of exceedence (50%) PowerPOE90 Power (MW) with Low probability of exceedence (90%) PowerPOE10 Power (MW) with High probability of exceedence (10%) 4.2.10 Select the graphical display The graphical display presents the content of the intermittent generator forecast as a time series plot with the forecasted power and targets set by NEMDE (for periods when semidispatch cap applies) on the vertical axis y in MW units and the date and time on the horizontal axis. For all types except DS (dispatch), the graphical display is the selected forecast run. For DS, the graphical display is all dispatch forecasts for the selected day up to the selected forecast run. See "Select the type" on page 9. To display the data graphically: 1. Click the Graphical tab. 2. Select a Type from the drop-down list. 3. The data displays in a graphical format, for example: © 2016 AEMO 50 Chapter 4 Forecasts Figure 13: dispatch (DS) graphical display Figure 14: MT PASA graphical display Figure 15: ST PASA graphical display © 2016 AEMO 51 Guide to Intermittent Generation 4.2.11 Select the tabular display The tabular display presents all the content of the intermittent generator forecast in a table form. To display the data in table form: 1. Click the Tabular tab. 2. Selecting a Type from the drop-down list, for example: 3. The data displays in a tabular format, for example: © 2016 AEMO 52 Chapter 5 Override Forecasts 5 Override Forecasts In this chapter: 5.1 View or cancel overrides 53 5.2 Enter overrides 56 5.1 View or cancel overrides In this section: 5.1.1 View overrides 53 5.1.2 View past or cancelled overrides 54 5.1.3 View details of an override 55 5.1.4 Cancel an override 55 5.1.5 Save the currently viewed override to a file 56 5.1.1 View overrides To view the overrides data for a selected unit: 1. Place your cursor over Intermittent Generation, then Forecasts, then Override and then click View or Cancel Overrides. © 2016 AEMO 53 Guide to Intermittent Generation 2. The Intermittent Forecast Overrides interface displays similar to the one below. Initially it displays the overrides for the first unit of the participant with a Profile End date not in the past, in ascending date sequence. Note: The interface displays the list of overrides for units belonging only to the participant. Any override with a Profile End date not in the past can be cancelled unless the override was created by AEMO, or it is already cancelled. You can also: l l Scroll through the overrides: use the scroll bars. Select another Unit: Click the down arrow to the right of the Unit item to show the list of visible units. Selecting a unit in the Intermittent Forecasts Overrides interface displays overrides for the selected unit, according to the other selection, see "Select the unit" on page 8. 5.1.2 View past or cancelled overrides To see past overrides: 1. Click the Show past/cancelled overrides checkbox, so it displays a tick. 2. The list of overrides changes to show all overrides with a Profile Start date in the last 12 months and a Profile End date not in the future. © 2016 AEMO 54 Chapter 5 Override Forecasts Note: Clicking the Show past/cancelled overrides checkbox toggles its state. When the Show past/cancelled overrides checkbox is set, old overrides display going back 12 months (based on the Profile Start date) for the chosen unit. To restore the list to show current and future overrides: 1. Click the Show past/cancelled overrides checkbox, so it does not show a tick. 2. The list of overrides changes to show all overrides with a Profile End date not in the past. 5.1.3 View details of an override To view the details of an override: l Click the expand arrow next to the override to display the complete details. The expand button twists to point down. Clicking again hides the detail. 5.1.4 Cancel an override All of the following conditions must be met to have an override available for cancellation: l The Profile End date is not in the past. l It is not already cancelled. l The override was not created by AEMO. To cancel an override: 1. Click the Cancel hyperlink on the selected override. If the Cancel hyperlink is not shown, the override is not available for cancellation by you. Important Note: Clicking the Cancel hyperlink is immediately effective and cannot be undone. 2. Next, do one of the following: o To confirm cancellation, click OK. o To reject cancellation, click Cancel. © 2016 AEMO 55 Guide to Intermittent Generation 5.1.5 Save the currently viewed override to a file To download and save the currently-viewed override to a local file: l Click the Download hyperlink, for help, see "Download forecast CSV files" on page 47. 5.2 Enter overrides In this section: 5.2.1 About overriding forecasts 56 5.2.2 Enter an override 57 5.2.3 Select a different date range 58 5.2.4 Enter a reason 58 5.2.5 Upload override using a local file 58 5.2.6 Download an override template file 59 5.2.7 Enter POE values 59 5.2.8 Submit the currently viewed override 60 5.2.9 Change a date and time 60 5.2.10 Override CSV file layout 61 5.2.1 About overriding forecasts The Intermittent Generation Overrides Creation interface provides ability for participants to input forecasts for their own intermittent generators covering all time frames, except dispatch (such as, 5-minute pre-dispatch, pre-dispatch, ST PASA and MT PASA). If a forecast override is entered by a participant, the Intermittent Generation web application automatically applies those forecasts to the applicable time frames. The business rules include: l l AEMO uses discretion in using participant supplied forecasts and can cancel those forecast overrides. AEMO overrides always take precedence over participant overrides. © 2016 AEMO 56 Chapter 5 Override Forecasts 5.2.2 Enter an override To create an override for a selected unit: 1. Place your cursor over Intermittent Generation, then Forecasts, then Override and then click Enter Overrides. 2. The Intermittent Forecast Overrides Creation interface displays, similar to the one below. Initially the interface displays the first Unit for the participant, the Profile Start Time as the nearest half-hour time in the future, the Profile End Time as two hours from Profile Start Time and four rows of half-hour periods. The interface allows the entry of details to override a forecast for a nominated participant unit over a given time range. You can also: l Select another Unit: Click the down arrow to the right of the Unit item to show the list of visible units. Selecting a unit in the Forecasts Overrides window displays the overrides for the selected unit, according to the other selection; see 2.7.1 "Select the unit". © 2016 AEMO 57 Guide to Intermittent Generation 5.2.3 Select a different date range To select a different time range: l Click the icons to the right of the Profile Start Time or Profile End Time item, see "Select a date" on page 9. Notes: l l l l The Profile Start Time is the date and time when the forecast override takes effect, initially set to the nearest half-hour time in the future. The Profile End Time is the date-and-time when the forecast override ceases to be active, initially set to two hours from Profile Start Time. At the time of submission, the Profile Start Time must be in the future (and, since the Profile End Time must be after the Profile Start Time, so must the Profile End Time also be in the future). Changing either date causes the interface to show rows for each half-hour spanning from the half-hour boundary on or after the Profile Start Time to the half-hour boundary on or after the Profile End Time, with each row having empty POE fields. Each row starts and ends on a half-hour boundary. 5.2.4 Enter a reason The Reason is the description of the circumstance causing the override of the forecast. For successful submission, a reason is mandatory. It can be longer than displayed on the interface but only the first 200 characters are accepted by AEMO for processing. 5.2.5 Upload override using a local file Important note: uploading data from a file overwrites existing data on the interface. To upload an override to the interface from an existing local file: 1. On the Intermittent Forecasts Overrides Creation interface, click Load from file. The Load from file to enter the data on the interface based on a locally stored file, see "Forecast CSV file layout" on page 48. © 2016 AEMO 58 Chapter 5 Override Forecasts 2. Select the location and name of the saved file on your computer. 3. The intervals block displays the uploaded data, ready for further edits or submission. Important Note: the data is not submitted until the Submit button is clicked. 5.2.6 Download an override template file To download a template file: l Click Download Template File to produce a local .CSV file ready for editing or saving. The .CSV file is in the format suitable for uploading, but does not contain useful data, see "Download forecast CSV files" on page 47. 5.2.7 Enter POE values To enter POE values: l Initially, the first row is ready to enter, or edit, the POE entries. To edit another row, click anywhere on that row to highlight it and show the POE entry boxes. Notes: © 2016 AEMO 59 Guide to Intermittent Generation The POE50 is the medium reliability level, being not less than zero and not greater than the registered capacity of the intermittent generator, and not greater than POE50. Every row needs to have a POE50 value it cannot be left blank. l The POE90 is the low reliability level, being not less than zero, not greater than the registered capacity of the intermittent generator. Every row needs to have a POE90 value it cannot be left blank. l The POE10 is the high reliability level, being not less than zero, not greater than the registered capacity of the intermittent generator and not less than POE50. Every row needs to have a POE10 value it cannot be left blank. l 5.2.8 Submit the currently viewed override To submit the currently viewed override for processing by AEMO: Click Submit. l 5.2.9 Change a date and time To change to another date: Click the calendar icon to the right of the date item, see "Select a date" on page 9. Selecting a date displays the relevant data. l To select a time: l Click the clock icon to the right of the date, and then click a time (sliding the scroll bars to show others, if necessary). Selecting a time displays the relevant data. © 2016 AEMO 60 Chapter 5 Override Forecasts 5.2.10 Override CSV file layout Table 5 below explains the information and data records in the override forecasts .CSV file. For help with the CSV format, see Guide to AEMO CSV Data Format Standard. Table 5: override CSV file explanation Column Label Data Entry Comments A* C, I, D .CSV file structure. C, I, or D C or D in column A indicates you can change data in the row – all data must be in upper case. I in column A indicates header information; do not change data in the row – all data must be in upper case. B C, I, & D records INTERMITTENT FORECASTS OVERRIDES Application name C* Submission Type FORECASTOVERRIDE or The type of submission. Must be in upper FORECASTOVERRIDEDETAIL case. D Participant PARTICIPANTID Enter a valid participant ID in upper case. D* StartDateTime Start Date Valid future date with a 5-minute boundary. Must match the previous detail record’s EndDateTime, except the first must match ProfileStartDateTime. E* Unit Unit ID Must match the interface’s Unit ID. E* EndDateTime End Date Enter a valid future date with a 5-minute boundary. Must match the next detail record’s StartDateTime, except last must match ProfileEndDateTime. © 2016 AEMO 61 Guide to Intermittent Generation Column Label Data Entry Comments F* ProfileStartDateTime Profile Start Enter a current or future date and time, on a 5-minute boundary. F* POE50 POE50 (Medium reliability level) Required; 0<= Value entered <= registered capacity of the unit. G* ProfileEndDateTime Profile End Enter a future date and time later than the StartDateTime, on a 5-minute boundary. G* POE90 POE90 (Low reliability level) 0<= Value entered <= registered capacity of the intermittent generator. Value <= POE50 H* Comments Participant comments for override reason. Required; 200 characters accepted. It can be longer than displayed on the interface but only the first 200 characters are accepted by AEMO for processing. H* POE10 POE10 (high reliability level) 0<= Value entered <= registered capacity of the intermittent generator Value >= POE50 Override spreadsheet layout This CSV format opens in a spreadsheet application such as MS Excel. In the spreadsheet format, it is very important to match the columns (including any blank ones). Each column is a vital placeholder and without them, the system cannot read your file. The data is case sensitive and must be included exactly as shown in the example in Figure 16 on the facing page. l l l C rows indicate a comment field, for example the file or application description. Participants can change data in the rows. I rows indicate header information, do not change the data in the row. All data must be in upper case. D rows indicate participant energy availability data, participants can change data in the rows and all data must be in upper case. © 2016 AEMO 62 Chapter 5 Override Forecasts Figure 16: override spreadsheet layout example Override text editor layout This CSV format opens in an application such as MS Notepad and so on. In the text editor format, it is very important to match the labels and commas. Each comma is a vital placeholder and without them, the system cannot read your file. The data is case sensitive and must be included exactly as shown in the Figure 17 below. Figure 17: override text editor layout example © 2016 AEMO 63 Chapter 6 Needing Help 6 Needing Help 6.1 AEMO's Information and Support Hub 6.1.1 Contact AEMO's Information and Support Hub Assistance is requested through AEMO's Information and Support Hub using one of the following methods: l Phone: 1300 AEMO 00 (1300 226 600) and follow the prompts. For non-urgent issues, normal coverage is 8.00 am to 6.00 pm on weekdays, Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). l l Email: [email protected] The Customer Portal, http://helpdesk.preprod.nemnet.net.au/nemhelplite/ allows you to log your own requests for assistance. For access credentials, see your organisation's IT security contact or participant administrator. Please note that AEMO recommends participants call AEMO's Information and Support Hub for all urgent issues, whether or not you have logged a call in the Customer Portal. 6.1.2 Information to provide AEMO Please provide the following information when requesting assistance from AEMO: l Your name l Organisation name l Participant ID l System or application name l Environment: production or pre-production l Problem description l Screenshots For AEMO software-related issues please also provide: l Version of software l Properties or log files l Replication Manager support dump and instance name (if Data Interchange problem) © 2016 AEMO 64 Guide to Intermittent Generation 6.2 Feedback To suggest improvements to this document, please contact the AEMO Information and Support Hub. © 2016 AEMO 65 Chapter 7 References 7 References The resources listed in this section contain related information that may assist you. l AEMO Information and Support Hub, phone: 1300 AEMO 00 (1300 236 600), and follow the prompts, email: [email protected]. 7.1 Rules, law, and government bodies l l "Australian Energy Market Commission" (AEMC), electricity and gas rules http://www.aemc.gov.au/index.html. "Australian Energy Regulator (AER)", www.aer.gov.au. 7.2 AEMO's website l l l l l l l “aseXML Standards”, help with aseXML, including guidelines, schemas, change process, sample files and white papers, http://www.aemo.com.au/About-theIndustry/Information-Systems/aseXML-Standards (Home>About the Industry>Information Systems>aseXML Standards). Guide to AEMO CSV Data Format Standard, http://www.aemo.com.au/About-theIndustry/Information-Systems/Using-Energy-Market-Information-Systems (Home > About the Industry > Information Systems > Using Energy Market Information Systems). Guide to Information Systems, http://aemo.com.au/About-the-Industry/InformationSystems Home > About the Industry > Information Systems). Guide to User Rights Management, http://www.aemo.com.au/About-theIndustry/Information-Systems/Using-Energy-Market-Information-Systems (Home > About the Industry > Information Systems). "IT Assistance", information to assist participants with IT related issues: http://www.aemo.com.au/About-the-Industry/Information-Systems/IT-Assistance (Home > About the Industry > Information Systems > IT Assistance). “Information Systems”, IT systems information, related documents, and access forms: http://www.aemo.com.au/About-the-Industry/Information-Systems (Home > About the Industry > Information Systems). "Using Energy Market Information Systems", IT systems documentation and software: http://www.aemo.com.au/About-the-Industry/Information-Systems/Using-EnergyMarket-Information-Systems (Home > About the Industry > Information Systems > Using Energy Market Information Systems). © 2016 AEMO 66 Guide to Intermittent Generation E 8 Index Elements unavailable submission 13 A Energy availability aseXML schema description 32 Energy availability CSV file examples 24 About Availability 11 About MT PASA availability 36 About overriding forecasts 56 Energy availability CSV file layout 22 Energy availability spreadsheet layout 24 Energy availability text editor layout 28 About using FTP 31 About viewing forecasts 44 energy availability XML file example 33 Enter a reason 58 Accessing 5 AEMO's Information and Support Hub 64 Enter an override 57 Enter an Override 56 ASEFS 3 Enter POE values 59 Availability 11 F Availability submission guidelines 12 Feedback 65 AWEFS 3 C Forecast CSV File Layout 48 M Cancel an override 55 Change a date and time 60 MarketNet 5 Change the date to 46 MT PASA availability CSV file examples 40 Cluster Rated Capacity 13 MT PASA availability CSV file layout 39 Copy an existing availability submission 17 MT PASA availability spreadsheet layout 40 Create a new availability 36 MT PASA availability text editor layout 41 Create availability for multi-day submissions 20 MW Available 14 O Create availability for single-day submissions 19 Create energy availability 18 Override CSV file layout 61 Create MT PASA availability 35 Override spreadsheet layout 62 Creating XML files 32 Override text editor layout 63 CSV files 10 Overview 3 D S Download an override template file 59 Save the currently viewed availability 17 Download forecast CSV files 47 Save the currently viewed override to a file 56 © 2016 AEMO 67 Guide to Intermittent Generation schema File ElectricityMMS_r33.xsd 32 View past or cancelled overrides 54 Select a date 9 Viewing forecasts 45 Select a different date range 58 Select a forecast run 46 X XML files 10 Select a set of forecasts 45 Select runs 46 Select the graphical display 50 Select the tabular display 51 Select the type 9 Select the unit 8 Selecting forecast view 46 Submit energy availability using FTP 31 Submit the currently viewed override 60 System requirements 5 U Upload energy availability 22 Upload MT PASA availability 38 Upload override using a local file 58 Upload the energy availability file 30 Upload the MT PASA availability file 41 Uploading XML files 32 Upper MW limit submission 12 User rights access 4 V View availability data 15 View details of an override 55 View Energy Availability 15 View forecasts 44 View MT PASA Availability 34 View or cancel overrides 53 View overrides 53 © 2016 AEMO 68
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