Saturday 10 October 2026
Trading day 2026-10-10
NSW reaches $23,200/MWh as VIC records 23.7 negative price hours
NSW averaged $217.80/MWh and recorded 0.2 cap hours. VIC averaged $14.80/MWh with 23.7 negative price hours, while SA and TAS recorded 19.8 and 21.2 negative hours respectively.
NSW recorded the highest demand peak of 7906 MW at 18:45. Coal contributed 46.3 per cent of the generation mix, followed by wind at 18.7 per cent and rooftop solar at 17.8 per cent. Batteries discharged 13,092 MWh with a net of -7110 MWh.
FCAS costs were highest for regulation raise at $35,381. Total emissions were 267,834 tCO2, 1.2 per cent above the same weekday last week.
AEMO's notice at 14:22 stated the cancellation of a forecast LOR1 in NSW for 12/10/2026.
Today · Pre-dispatch forecasts show QLD reaching $319.04/MWh at 19:30 and SA reaching $145.00/MWh at 18:30.
In context · The NEM average price ranked third out of the last seven days and was above the $53.50/MWh recorded on the same weekday last week. The NSW average of $217.80/MWh was the highest of its seven-day range of $80.90/MWh to $217.80/MWh.
Prices
Trading day · 04:00 → 04:00 AEST · 30-min average
| Region | Avg | VWAP | Min | Max | Neg | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | $218 | $229 | $0 | $23200 | 0 | 2 |
| QLD | $106 | $110 | $0 | $251 | 0 | 0 |
| SA | $47 | $65 | -$29 | $167 | 238 | 0 |
| VIC | $15 | $27 | -$148 | $129 | 284 | 0 |
| TAS | $18 | $19 | -$158 | $120 | 254 | 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 | $3,777 | 0 | $35 | 10 Oct, 08:00 |
| LOWERREG | $1,151 | 0 | $7 | 10 Oct, 06:45 |
| RAISE6SEC | $158 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 07:05 |
| RAISE60SEC | $134 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 06:30 |
| LOWER60SEC | $89 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 14:35 |
| RAISE5MIN | $47 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 07:10 |
| LOWER5MIN | $46 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 16:10 |
| LOWER6SEC | $40 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 15:25 |
| Total | $5,443 | |||
Cost = NSW RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.
| Service | Cost | Spikes | Peak | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAISEREG | $6,347 | 0 | $35 | 10 Oct, 08:00 |
| LOWERREG | $2,652 | 0 | $7 | 10 Oct, 06:45 |
| LOWER60SEC | $362 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 14:35 |
| RAISE6SEC | $357 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 07:05 |
| RAISE60SEC | $306 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 06:30 |
| LOWER6SEC | $105 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 15:25 |
| LOWER5MIN | $99 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 16:10 |
| RAISE5MIN | $55 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 07:10 |
| Total | $10,284 | |||
Cost = QLD RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.
| Service | Cost | Spikes | Peak | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAISEREG | $12,608 | 0 | $35 | 10 Oct, 08:00 |
| LOWERREG | $4,146 | 0 | $7 | 10 Oct, 06:45 |
| RAISE6SEC | $351 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 07:05 |
| RAISE60SEC | $332 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 06:30 |
| LOWER60SEC | $240 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 14:35 |
| RAISE5MIN | $133 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 07:10 |
| LOWER6SEC | $107 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 15:25 |
| LOWER5MIN | $87 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 16:10 |
| Total | $18,005 | |||
Cost = VIC RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.
| Service | Cost | Spikes | Peak | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAISEREG | $3,776 | 0 | $35 | 10 Oct, 08:00 |
| LOWERREG | $3,400 | 0 | $7 | 10 Oct, 06:45 |
| LOWER60SEC | $252 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 14:35 |
| RAISE6SEC | $241 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 07:05 |
| RAISE60SEC | $215 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 06:30 |
| LOWER6SEC | $96 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 15:25 |
| LOWER5MIN | $86 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 16:10 |
| RAISE5MIN | $37 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 07:10 |
| Total | $8,101 | |||
Cost = SA RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.
| Service | Cost | Spikes | Peak | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWERREG | $16,173 | 0 | $96 | 10 Oct, 18:05 |
| RAISEREG | $8,873 | 0 | $6 | 10 Oct, 20:35 |
| RAISE6SEC | $867 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 05:05 |
| RAISE60SEC | $859 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 05:05 |
| LOWER6SEC | $808 | 0 | $46 | 10 Oct, 22:55 |
| LOWER60SEC | $76 | 0 | $1 | 10 Oct, 22:55 |
| RAISE5MIN | $16 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 22:20 |
| LOWER5MIN | $2 | 0 | $0 | 10 Oct, 16:10 |
| Total | $27,675 | |||
Cost = TAS RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.
Battery dispatch
Peak moment
Fleet discharged 945 MW at 19:30 as NSW spot hit $184/MWh.
Peak moment
Fleet discharged 1,246 MW at 20:00 as QLD spot hit $149/MWh.
Peak moment
Fleet discharged 604 MW at 23:00 as VIC spot hit $97/MWh.
Peak moment
Fleet discharged 249 MW at 00:30 as SA spot hit $101/MWh.
Peak moment
Fleet discharged 2,648 MW at 20:00 as TAS spot hit $88/MWh.
Fleet net dispatch · spot-price overlay · 30-min average
Regional dispatch ranking
| Region | Discharged | Net |
|---|---|---|
#1QLD | 4,450MWh | -1,583 |
#2NSW | 4,447MWh | -2,187 |
#3VIC | 3,094MWh | -2,304 |
#4SA | 1,100MWh | -1,036 |
Generation Mix
- Coal42.1% · 73.6 GWh
- Gas2.0% · 3.5 GWh
- Hydro6.4% · 11.3 GWh
- Wind15.5% · 27.0 GWh
- Solar (utility)13.2% · 23.1 GWh
- Solar (rooftop)18.2% · 31.9 GWh
- Battery2.5% · 4.4 GWh
- Coal60.7% · 122.5 GWh
- Gas2.4% · 4.8 GWh
- Hydro3.0% · 6.1 GWh
- Wind7.6% · 15.4 GWh
- Solar (utility)9.2% · 18.6 GWh
- Solar (rooftop)14.8% · 29.8 GWh
- Battery2.2% · 4.5 GWh
- Coal50.2% · 75.4 GWh
- Hydro1.1% · 1.6 GWh
- Wind24.7% · 37.0 GWh
- Solar (utility)3.6% · 5.4 GWh
- Solar (rooftop)18.3% · 27.5 GWh
- Battery2.1% · 3.1 GWh
- Gas11.1% · 4.7 GWh
- Wind52.2% · 21.9 GWh
- Solar (utility)2.7% · 1.1 GWh
- Solar (rooftop)31.3% · 13.2 GWh
- Battery2.6% · 1.1 GWh
- Hydro44.4% · 7.9 GWh
- Wind45.4% · 8.1 GWh
- Solar (rooftop)10.1% · 1.8 GWh
Renewables
- NSW 48.0%
- VIC 54.2%
- QLD 41.6%
- SA 99.0%
- TAS 68.3%
Interconnectors
| Region (proxy) | Net flow | Direction changes | Hours at limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| N-Q-MNSP1 | +38.3 GWh | 4 | — |
| NSW1-QLD1 | −50.5 GWh | 10 | — |
| VIC1-NSW1 | +22.0 GWh | 16 | — |
| V-SA | +6.4 GWh | 8 | — |
| T-V-MNSP1 | −10.7 GWh | 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 | 66.3k tCO₂ | 0.374 tCO₂/MWh |
| QLD | 110.1k tCO₂ | 0.540 tCO₂/MWh |
| SA | 2.2k tCO₂ | 0.052 tCO₂/MWh |
| VIC | 89.2k tCO₂ | 0.594 tCO₂/MWh |
| TAS | 0 tCO₂ | 0.000 tCO₂/MWh |