NEM
NEM Daily analysis

Tuesday 14 April 2026

Trading day 2026-04-14

Prices

Trading day · 04:00 → 04:00 AEST

NSW VIC QLD SA TAS
$0 $58 $115 $173 $230 04:00 10:00 16:00 22:00 04:00
Region Avg VWAP Min Max Neg Cap
NSW $64 $70 -$26 $135 4 0
QLD $65 $69 -$25 $232 4 0
SA $182 $184 $43 $370 0 0
VIC $98 $102 $35 $261 0 0
TAS $90 $92 $55 $230 0 0

Demand

NSW
Peak
9,085MW
18:30
Trough
4,552MW
12:40
Energy
328.4GWh
QLD
Peak
7,900MW
18:00
Trough
4,954MW
10:35
Energy
298.9GWh
SA
Peak
1,732MW
19:05
Trough
759MW
14:35
Energy
63.4GWh
VIC
Peak
6,447MW
18:15
Trough
4,222MW
04:00
Energy
250.3GWh
TAS
Peak
1,248MW
07:40
Trough
860MW
11:30
Energy
49.5GWh

Generation Mix

TOP FUEL 60.9%
  • Coal60.9% · 128.7 GWh
  • Gas0.5% · 1.0 GWh
  • Hydro3.6% · 7.7 GWh
  • Wind5.7% · 12.0 GWh
  • Solar (utility)11.9% · 25.1 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)15.4% · 32.5 GWh
  • Battery1.9% · 4.1 GWh
TOP FUEL 56.7%
  • Coal56.7% · 108.9 GWh
  • Gas3.2% · 6.2 GWh
  • Hydro4.4% · 8.4 GWh
  • Wind8.4% · 16.1 GWh
  • Solar (utility)13.2% · 25.3 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)12.2% · 23.5 GWh
  • Battery1.9% · 3.7 GWh
TOP FUEL 66.2%
  • Coal66.2% · 103.7 GWh
  • Hydro4.8% · 7.6 GWh
  • Wind16.3% · 25.5 GWh
  • Solar (utility)4.2% · 6.7 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)6.4% · 10.1 GWh
  • Battery2.0% · 3.2 GWh
TOP FUEL 50.1%
  • Gas50.1% · 12.2 GWh
  • Wind9.1% · 2.2 GWh
  • Solar (utility)6.9% · 1.7 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)27.9% · 6.8 GWh
  • Battery6.1% · 1.5 GWh
TOP FUEL 67.5%
  • Hydro67.5% · 20.2 GWh
  • Wind29.0% · 8.7 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)3.4% · 1.0 GWh
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:0010.7 GW 0
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:009.9 GW 0
coalhydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:007.7 GW 0
gasbattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:001.5 GW 0
hydrowindsolar rooftop
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:001.5 GW 0

Renewables

NSW · Daily renewable share
25.0%
VIC · Daily renewable share
31.9%
QLD · Daily renewable share
33.5%
SA · Daily renewable share
16.1%
TAS · Daily renewable share
103.3%
Peak instantaneous
51.0%
at 14:05
Daily NEM-wide share
33.0%
By region (daily share)
  • NSW
    25.0%
  • VIC
    31.9%
  • QLD
    33.5%
  • SA
    16.1%
  • TAS
    103.3%

FCAS

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$19,9040$3714 Apr, 09:00
LOWERREG$3,2450$514 Apr, 10:45
LOWER60SEC$2850$514 Apr, 15:55
RAISE6SEC$2690$014 Apr, 08:10
RAISE60SEC$1790$014 Apr, 08:10
LOWER5MIN$980$014 Apr, 11:45
LOWER6SEC$890$114 Apr, 15:25
RAISE5MIN$750$014 Apr, 05:50
Total$24,143

Cost = NSW RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$11,3780$3714 Apr, 09:00
LOWER6SEC$5,8810$1314 Apr, 11:55
LOWER60SEC$4,8880$614 Apr, 09:00
LOWERREG$4,3630$514 Apr, 10:45
LOWER5MIN$8050$014 Apr, 07:35
RAISE6SEC$4060$014 Apr, 06:25
RAISE60SEC$2060$014 Apr, 18:35
RAISE5MIN$770$014 Apr, 05:50
Total$28,003

Cost = QLD RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$20,2430$3714 Apr, 09:00
LOWERREG$4,5090$514 Apr, 10:45
LOWER60SEC$5090$514 Apr, 15:55
RAISE60SEC$2340$014 Apr, 08:10
RAISE6SEC$2080$014 Apr, 08:10
LOWER5MIN$1930$014 Apr, 11:45
LOWER6SEC$1570$114 Apr, 15:25
RAISE5MIN$1040$014 Apr, 05:50
Total$26,156

Cost = VIC RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
LOWERREG$4,9030$514 Apr, 10:45
RAISEREG$2,8940$3714 Apr, 09:00
LOWER60SEC$4200$514 Apr, 15:55
LOWER5MIN$1440$014 Apr, 11:45
RAISE6SEC$1440$014 Apr, 08:10
LOWER6SEC$1340$114 Apr, 15:25
RAISE60SEC$880$014 Apr, 08:10
RAISE5MIN$340$014 Apr, 05:50
Total$8,762

Cost = SA RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISE6SEC$35,5650$22714 Apr, 11:20
RAISEREG$14,0110$2414 Apr, 09:40
LOWER6SEC$8,3370$2215 Apr, 00:45
LOWERREG$6,8190$314 Apr, 04:05
RAISE60SEC$2,8080$314 Apr, 15:15
LOWER60SEC$1,4350$014 Apr, 04:05
RAISE5MIN$5430$014 Apr, 04:05
LOWER5MIN$940$014 Apr, 04:10
Total$69,611

Cost = TAS RRP × cleared MW per 5-min interval.

Battery dispatch

Discharged
4,093MWh
peak 892 MW · 18:30
Charged
4,384MWh
peak 904 MW
Net
-291MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
93%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
3,676MWh
peak 1,426 MW · 18:00
Charged
4,454MWh
peak 1,038 MW
Net
-779MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
83%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
3,153MWh
peak 831 MW · 18:30
Charged
3,406MWh
peak 786 MW
Net
-253MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
93%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
1,497MWh
peak 227 MW · 20:30
Charged
1,568MWh
peak 285 MW
Net
-71MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
95%
discharge / charge ratio
NEM-wide
Discharged
12,419MWh
peak 3,163 MW · 18:00
Charged
13,813MWh
peak 2,099 MW
Net
-1,394MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
90%
discharge / charge ratio

Interconnectors

Region (proxy) Net flow Direction changes Hours at limit
N-Q-MNSP1 +11.3 GWh 18
NSW1-QLD1 −4.3 GWh 20
VIC1-NSW1 +24.8 GWh 2
V-SA −30.7 GWh 0
T-V-MNSP1 +1.8 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

Total emissions
338.3k tCO₂
Intensity by region
NSW 113.9k tCO₂ 0.545 tCO₂/MWh
QLD 98.0k tCO₂ 0.513 tCO₂/MWh
SA 6.3k tCO₂ 0.252 tCO₂/MWh
VIC 120.2k tCO₂ 0.770 tCO₂/MWh
TAS 0 tCO₂ 0.000 tCO₂/MWh