NEM
NEM Daily analysis

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Trading day 2026-04-15

Prices

Trading day · 04:00 → 04:00 AEST

NSW VIC QLD SA TAS
$0 $45 $90 $135 $180 04:00 10:00 16:00 22:00 04:00
Region Avg VWAP Min Max Neg Cap
NSW $73 $80 $0 $177 0 0
QLD $79 $84 $0 $178 0 0
SA $113 $136 $0 $280 0 0
VIC $77 $82 $0 $241 0 0
TAS $96 $97 $65 $158 0 0

Demand

NSW
Peak
8,957MW
18:10
Trough
4,504MW
12:05
Energy
325.1GWh
QLD
Peak
8,010MW
18:00
Trough
4,906MW
10:50
Energy
300.1GWh
SA
Peak
1,683MW
18:45
Trough
255MW
13:50
Energy
54.8GWh
VIC
Peak
6,340MW
18:00
Trough
4,047MW
04:00
Energy
248.1GWh
TAS
Peak
1,350MW
18:15
Trough
952MW
04:05
Energy
53.2GWh

Generation Mix

TOP FUEL 60.1%
  • Coal60.1% · 123.4 GWh
  • Gas0.5% · 1.0 GWh
  • Hydro4.0% · 8.3 GWh
  • Wind4.6% · 9.5 GWh
  • Solar (utility)13.6% · 28.0 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)15.4% · 31.7 GWh
  • Battery1.7% · 3.5 GWh
TOP FUEL 57.4%
  • Coal57.4% · 109.6 GWh
  • Gas3.7% · 7.0 GWh
  • Hydro4.6% · 8.8 GWh
  • Wind9.4% · 17.9 GWh
  • Solar (utility)10.4% · 19.8 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)12.7% · 24.2 GWh
  • Battery1.9% · 3.6 GWh
TOP FUEL 64.6%
  • Coal64.6% · 100.7 GWh
  • Gas0.2% · 0.3 GWh
  • Hydro4.3% · 6.7 GWh
  • Wind17.3% · 26.9 GWh
  • Solar (utility)4.7% · 7.4 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)6.7% · 10.4 GWh
  • Battery2.2% · 3.5 GWh
TOP FUEL 41.6%
  • Gas41.6% · 12.3 GWh
  • Wind10.6% · 3.1 GWh
  • Solar (utility)7.4% · 2.2 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)35.0% · 10.3 GWh
  • Battery5.4% · 1.6 GWh
TOP FUEL 73.7%
  • Hydro73.7% · 21.8 GWh
  • Wind22.6% · 6.7 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)3.7% · 1.1 GWh
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:0010.9 GW 0
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:009.5 GW 0
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:007.3 GW 0
gasbattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:001.9 GW 0
hydrowindsolar rooftop
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:001.5 GW 0

Renewables

NSW · Daily renewable share
24.9%
VIC · Daily renewable share
33.4%
QLD · Daily renewable share
31.3%
SA · Daily renewable share
23.2%
TAS · Daily renewable share
99.8%
Peak instantaneous
56.1%
at 11:25
Daily NEM-wide share
33.4%
By region (daily share)
  • NSW
    24.9%
  • VIC
    33.4%
  • QLD
    31.3%
  • SA
    23.2%
  • TAS
    99.8%

FCAS

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$16,9140$2015 Apr, 15:10
LOWERREG$5,1680$1415 Apr, 16:00
RAISE6SEC$2220$015 Apr, 17:50
RAISE60SEC$1440$015 Apr, 17:50
LOWER5MIN$1080$015 Apr, 10:45
LOWER60SEC$1040$015 Apr, 10:10
RAISE5MIN$570$015 Apr, 17:55
LOWER6SEC$260$015 Apr, 10:45
Total$22,742

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$10,6260$2015 Apr, 15:10
LOWERREG$5,9680$1415 Apr, 16:00
LOWER60SEC$1,4840$215 Apr, 09:45
LOWER6SEC$1,0950$215 Apr, 09:45
RAISE6SEC$3890$015 Apr, 17:50
LOWER5MIN$3510$015 Apr, 04:05
RAISE60SEC$2150$015 Apr, 17:50
RAISE5MIN$700$015 Apr, 17:55
Total$20,196

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$17,8000$2015 Apr, 15:10
LOWERREG$6,3060$1415 Apr, 16:00
LOWER60SEC$3550$015 Apr, 10:10
RAISE60SEC$1720$015 Apr, 17:50
RAISE6SEC$1600$015 Apr, 17:50
LOWER5MIN$1360$015 Apr, 10:45
RAISE5MIN$730$015 Apr, 17:55
LOWER6SEC$540$015 Apr, 10:45
Total$25,056

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$5,3600$2015 Apr, 15:10
LOWERREG$3,6130$1415 Apr, 16:00
LOWER60SEC$2260$015 Apr, 10:10
LOWER5MIN$1210$015 Apr, 10:45
RAISE6SEC$1200$015 Apr, 17:50
RAISE60SEC$810$015 Apr, 17:50
LOWER6SEC$520$015 Apr, 10:45
RAISE5MIN$200$015 Apr, 17:55
Total$9,592

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISE6SEC$23,8350$39815 Apr, 20:20
RAISEREG$15,2400$5915 Apr, 18:45
LOWER6SEC$8,7380$315 Apr, 04:05
LOWERREG$7,1360$415 Apr, 18:55
RAISE60SEC$1,7560$015 Apr, 04:05
LOWER60SEC$1,4090$115 Apr, 15:55
RAISE5MIN$3030$015 Apr, 04:05
LOWER5MIN$1750$015 Apr, 04:05
Total$58,592

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

Battery dispatch

Discharged
3,489MWh
peak 776 MW · 18:00
Charged
3,932MWh
peak 867 MW
Net
-443MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
89%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
3,613MWh
peak 1,097 MW · 18:30
Charged
4,358MWh
peak 732 MW
Net
-745MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
83%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
3,454MWh
peak 710 MW · 20:00
Charged
3,906MWh
peak 753 MW
Net
-452MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
88%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
1,599MWh
peak 436 MW · 19:30
Charged
1,870MWh
peak 444 MW
Net
-271MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
86%
discharge / charge ratio
NEM-wide
Discharged
12,155MWh
peak 2,854 MW · 18:30
Charged
14,066MWh
peak 2,478 MW
Net
-1,911MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
86%
discharge / charge ratio

Interconnectors

Region (proxy) Net flow Direction changes Hours at limit
N-Q-MNSP1 +4.0 GWh 18
NSW1-QLD1 −8.8 GWh 46
VIC1-NSW1 +27.9 GWh 6
V-SA −20.9 GWh 0
T-V-MNSP1 −140 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

Total emissions
331.5k tCO₂
Intensity by region
NSW 109.3k tCO₂ 0.538 tCO₂/MWh
QLD 99.0k tCO₂ 0.522 tCO₂/MWh
SA 6.2k tCO₂ 0.210 tCO₂/MWh
VIC 117.0k tCO₂ 0.752 tCO₂/MWh
TAS 0 tCO₂ 0.000 tCO₂/MWh