Friday 5 June 2026
Trading day 2026-06-05
NEM average prices rise twenty-four percent amid coal dominated generation mix
Regional average prices ranged from 51.00 dollars in Queensland to 84.90 dollars in South Australia with Tasmania reaching a daily peak of 153.90 dollars. Queensland was the only region to experience negative pricing with seven intervals recorded during the day while other regions remained positive throughout.
New South Wales recorded the highest regional demand peak of 10,262 megawatts at 17:45 while Victoria and Queensland both peaked near 17:55. Total system energy consumption was led by New South Wales at 399.4 gigawatt hours followed by Victoria and Queensland at approximately 290 gigawatt hours each.
Renewable generation reached an instantaneous peak of 49.2% at 09:30 with wind contributing 20.1% and total solar providing 15.4% of the daily mix. Batteries discharged 14,618 megawatt hours to the grid while hydro generation accounted for 7.6% of the total energy supplied during the period.
FCAS costs were concentrated in Tasmania which recorded the highest peak prices for seven out of eight market services including Raise Regulation. Total emissions for the trading day were 336,288 tonnes of carbon dioxide representing a moderate decrease from the same day the previous week.
Today · Forecasts indicate a significant evening price peak of 319.04 dollars in Queensland at 19:30 while South Australia expects 145.00 dollars at 18:30.
Why it matters · The daily average price of 72.04 dollars per megawatt hour represents a 23.9% increase relative to the rolling seven-day average.
Prices
Trading day · 04:00 → 04:00 AEST · 30-min average
| Region | Avg | VWAP | Min | Max | Neg | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | $75 | $76 | $42 | $109 | 0 | 0 |
| QLD | $51 | $56 | -$5 | $98 | 7 | 0 |
| SA | $85 | $86 | $27 | $143 | 0 | 0 |
| VIC | $66 | $68 | -$0 | $113 | 0 | 0 |
| TAS | $83 | $83 | $78 | $154 | 0 | 0 |
Min · Max are 5-minute dispatch extremes; the price chart plots 30-minute averages, so its peak reads lower.
Demand
FCAS
| Service | Cost | Spikes | Peak | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAISEREG | $7,875 | 0 | $17 | 5 June, 16:00 |
| LOWERREG | $1,407 | 0 | $5 | 5 June, 16:05 |
| RAISE6SEC | $260 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 06:20 |
| RAISE60SEC | $185 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 17:45 |
| LOWER60SEC | $120 | 0 | $1 | 5 June, 14:55 |
| RAISE5MIN | $79 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 17:00 |
| LOWER5MIN | $47 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 14:55 |
| LOWER6SEC | $41 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 10:40 |
| Total | $10,014 | |||
Cost = NSW RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.
| Service | Cost | Spikes | Peak | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAISEREG | $9,239 | 0 | $17 | 5 June, 16:00 |
| LOWERREG | $3,874 | 0 | $5 | 5 June, 16:05 |
| RAISE6SEC | $507 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 06:20 |
| RAISE60SEC | $305 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 17:45 |
| LOWER60SEC | $284 | 0 | $1 | 5 June, 14:55 |
| RAISE5MIN | $103 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 17:00 |
| LOWER5MIN | $74 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 14:55 |
| LOWER6SEC | $72 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 10:40 |
| Total | $14,458 | |||
Cost = QLD RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.
| Service | Cost | Spikes | Peak | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAISEREG | $8,822 | 0 | $17 | 5 June, 16:00 |
| LOWERREG | $4,521 | 0 | $5 | 5 June, 16:05 |
| RAISE6SEC | $337 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 06:20 |
| RAISE60SEC | $325 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 17:45 |
| LOWER60SEC | $198 | 0 | $1 | 5 June, 14:55 |
| RAISE5MIN | $123 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 17:00 |
| LOWER5MIN | $55 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 14:55 |
| LOWER6SEC | $36 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 10:40 |
| Total | $14,417 | |||
Cost = VIC RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.
| Service | Cost | Spikes | Peak | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAISEREG | $7,425 | 0 | $17 | 5 June, 16:00 |
| LOWERREG | $4,749 | 0 | $5 | 5 June, 16:05 |
| RAISE6SEC | $200 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 06:20 |
| RAISE60SEC | $139 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 17:45 |
| LOWER60SEC | $121 | 0 | $1 | 5 June, 14:55 |
| RAISE5MIN | $52 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 17:00 |
| LOWER6SEC | $38 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 10:40 |
| LOWER5MIN | $30 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 14:55 |
| Total | $12,754 | |||
Cost = SA RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.
| Service | Cost | Spikes | Peak | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAISE6SEC | $33,306 | 0 | $148 | 5 June, 17:05 |
| RAISEREG | $10,863 | 0 | $64 | 5 June, 17:45 |
| LOWERREG | $6,049 | 0 | $11 | 6 June, 02:30 |
| RAISE60SEC | $2,499 | 0 | $2 | 5 June, 17:45 |
| LOWER6SEC | $2,125 | 0 | $2 | 6 June, 00:05 |
| LOWER60SEC | $1,669 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 04:05 |
| RAISE5MIN | $613 | 0 | $3 | 5 June, 17:45 |
| LOWER5MIN | $8 | 0 | $0 | 5 June, 10:25 |
| Total | $57,132 | |||
Cost = TAS RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.
Battery dispatch
Peak moment
Fleet discharged 588 MW at 18:30 as NSW spot hit $88/MWh.
Peak moment
Fleet discharged 1,076 MW at 18:30 as QLD spot hit $83/MWh.
Peak moment
Fleet discharged 770 MW at 08:30 as VIC spot hit $92/MWh.
Peak moment
Fleet discharged 473 MW at 08:30 as SA spot hit $102/MWh.
Peak moment
Fleet discharged 2,634 MW at 18:30 as TAS spot hit $87/MWh.
Fleet net dispatch · spot-price overlay · 30-min average
Regional dispatch ranking
| Region | Discharged | Net |
|---|---|---|
#1QLD | 5,462MWh | -558 |
#2VIC | 4,073MWh | +281 |
#3NSW | 3,005MWh | +784 |
#4SA | 2,078MWh | +105 |
Generation Mix
- Coal61.7% · 127.4 GWh
- Gas1.5% · 3.1 GWh
- Hydro3.9% · 8.1 GWh
- Wind14.6% · 30.2 GWh
- Solar (utility)6.7% · 13.8 GWh
- Solar (rooftop)9.5% · 19.6 GWh
- Battery1.5% · 3.0 GWh
- Other0.6% · 1.3 GWh
- Coal51.7% · 103.2 GWh
- Gas3.2% · 6.4 GWh
- Hydro3.1% · 6.2 GWh
- Wind15.7% · 31.3 GWh
- Solar (utility)10.3% · 20.7 GWh
- Solar (rooftop)13.1% · 26.1 GWh
- Battery2.7% · 5.5 GWh
- Other0.2% · 0.3 GWh
- Coal57.2% · 106.4 GWh
- Gas0.6% · 1.1 GWh
- Hydro7.1% · 13.2 GWh
- Wind25.4% · 47.3 GWh
- Solar (utility)2.0% · 3.8 GWh
- Solar (rooftop)5.3% · 9.8 GWh
- Battery2.2% · 4.1 GWh
- Other0.2% · 0.3 GWh
- Gas29.7% · 10.6 GWh
- Wind44.3% · 15.8 GWh
- Solar (utility)6.2% · 2.2 GWh
- Solar (rooftop)13.7% · 4.9 GWh
- Battery5.8% · 2.1 GWh
- Other0.3% · 0.1 GWh
- Hydro73.0% · 22.5 GWh
- Wind24.8% · 7.6 GWh
- Solar (rooftop)2.3% · 0.7 GWh
Renewables
- NSW 25.1%
- VIC 43.0%
- QLD 41.6%
- SA 48.4%
- TAS 100.1%
Interconnectors
| Region (proxy) | Net flow | Direction changes | Hours at limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| N-Q-MNSP1 | +34.2 GWh | 2 | — |
| NSW1-QLD1 | −44.6 GWh | 0 | — |
| VIC1-NSW1 | +38.3 GWh | 12 | — |
| V-SA | −23.1 GWh | 0 | — |
| T-V-MNSP1 | +18 MWh | 0 | — |
Per-region net of NETINTERCHANGE proxied to a representative interconnector. Full per-interconnector decomposition + hours-at-limit needs DINTERCONNECTOR parsing (follow-up).
Emissions
| NSW | 113.8k tCO₂ | 0.559 tCO₂/MWh |
| QLD | 92.8k tCO₂ | 0.463 tCO₂/MWh |
| SA | 4.9k tCO₂ | 0.133 tCO₂/MWh |
| VIC | 124.8k tCO₂ | 0.674 tCO₂/MWh |
| TAS | 0 tCO₂ | 0.000 tCO₂/MWh |