NEM
NEM Daily analysis

Sunday 19 April 2026

Trading day 2026-04-19

Prices

Trading day · 04:00 → 04:00 AEST

NSW VIC QLD SA TAS
-$10 $33 $75 $118 $160 04:00 10:00 16:00 22:00 04:00
Region Avg VWAP Min Max Neg Cap
NSW $58 $67 -$6 $125 12 0
QLD $47 $54 -$9 $111 16 0
SA $76 $87 -$5 $262 12 0
VIC $65 $75 -$6 $243 12 0
TAS $98 $99 $65 $213 0 0

Demand

NSW
Peak
8,524MW
18:20
Trough
3,734MW
12:20
Energy
301.0GWh
QLD
Peak
7,794MW
18:00
Trough
3,750MW
10:50
Energy
273.0GWh
SA
Peak
1,554MW
18:55
Trough
447MW
14:35
Energy
55.1GWh
VIC
Peak
6,220MW
18:40
Trough
2,707MW
13:00
Energy
219.1GWh
TAS
Peak
1,321MW
18:25
Trough
936MW
13:35
Energy
52.4GWh

Generation Mix

TOP FUEL 60.7%
  • Coal60.7% · 111.6 GWh
  • Gas0.6% · 1.0 GWh
  • Hydro4.4% · 8.0 GWh
  • Wind2.5% · 4.6 GWh
  • Solar (utility)13.5% · 24.9 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)16.9% · 31.0 GWh
  • Battery1.5% · 2.8 GWh
TOP FUEL 60.5%
  • Coal60.5% · 118.4 GWh
  • Gas2.3% · 4.5 GWh
  • Hydro5.0% · 9.7 GWh
  • Wind7.1% · 13.9 GWh
  • Solar (utility)9.9% · 19.3 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)13.8% · 27.0 GWh
  • Battery1.5% · 3.0 GWh
TOP FUEL 67.3%
  • Coal67.3% · 96.1 GWh
  • Gas0.1% · 0.1 GWh
  • Hydro6.2% · 8.9 GWh
  • Wind7.4% · 10.6 GWh
  • Solar (utility)5.2% · 7.5 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)12.5% · 17.9 GWh
  • Battery1.2% · 1.8 GWh
TOP FUEL 56.2%
  • Gas16.0% · 5.2 GWh
  • Wind56.2% · 18.4 GWh
  • Solar (utility)5.0% · 1.6 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)20.8% · 6.8 GWh
  • Battery2.0% · 0.7 GWh
TOP FUEL 91.7%
  • Hydro91.7% · 25.9 GWh
  • Wind4.1% · 1.2 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)4.2% · 1.2 GWh
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:009.7 GW 0
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:009.7 GW 0
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:006.7 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
21.2%
VIC · Daily renewable share
24.2%
QLD · Daily renewable share
30.9%
SA · Daily renewable share
69.5%
TAS · Daily renewable share
96.5%
Peak instantaneous
56.4%
at 09:05
Daily NEM-wide share
33.2%
By region (daily share)
  • NSW
    21.2%
  • VIC
    24.2%
  • QLD
    30.9%
  • SA
    69.5%
  • TAS
    96.5%

FCAS

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$9,8920$2019 Apr, 17:05
LOWERREG$4,0760$1319 Apr, 07:00
RAISE60SEC$1,0520$019 Apr, 17:05
RAISE6SEC$4830$019 Apr, 07:25
RAISE5MIN$1170$019 Apr, 07:25
LOWER60SEC$230$019 Apr, 14:20
LOWER5MIN$60$019 Apr, 15:25
LOWER6SEC$40$019 Apr, 14:10
Total$15,653

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
LOWER6SEC$36,5490$1019 Apr, 17:50
LOWER60SEC$35,8070$1019 Apr, 17:50
RAISEREG$9,6840$2019 Apr, 17:05
LOWER5MIN$7,9920$220 Apr, 01:05
LOWERREG$5,4540$1319 Apr, 07:00
RAISE6SEC$990$019 Apr, 18:40
RAISE5MIN$520$019 Apr, 19:15
RAISE60SEC$440$019 Apr, 19:10
Total$95,681

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$14,2310$2019 Apr, 17:05
LOWERREG$6,9470$1319 Apr, 07:00
RAISE60SEC$1,6020$019 Apr, 17:05
RAISE6SEC$9520$019 Apr, 07:25
RAISE5MIN$2070$019 Apr, 07:25
LOWER60SEC$1580$019 Apr, 14:20
LOWER5MIN$270$019 Apr, 15:25
LOWER6SEC$110$019 Apr, 14:10
Total$24,135

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$6,6570$2019 Apr, 17:05
LOWERREG$4,4600$1319 Apr, 07:00
RAISE60SEC$5020$019 Apr, 17:05
RAISE6SEC$2820$019 Apr, 07:25
LOWER60SEC$710$019 Apr, 14:20
RAISE5MIN$630$019 Apr, 07:25
LOWER5MIN$130$019 Apr, 15:25
LOWER6SEC$60$019 Apr, 14:10
Total$12,053

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$14,4840$9119 Apr, 18:40
LOWER6SEC$8,1560$319 Apr, 04:20
LOWERREG$5,7380$320 Apr, 02:55
RAISE6SEC$2,4620$3619 Apr, 17:55
RAISE60SEC$1,7520$819 Apr, 20:35
LOWER60SEC$1,2570$119 Apr, 16:25
RAISE5MIN$2270$019 Apr, 17:45
LOWER5MIN$1970$319 Apr, 16:25
Total$34,273

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

Battery dispatch

Discharged
2,757MWh
peak 767 MW · 18:30
Charged
3,875MWh
peak 846 MW
Net
-1,118MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
71%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
2,979MWh
peak 934 MW · 18:30
Charged
4,312MWh
peak 793 MW
Net
-1,333MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
69%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
1,773MWh
peak 516 MW · 19:00
Charged
3,410MWh
peak 796 MW
Net
-1,636MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
52%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
658MWh
peak 219 MW · 18:30
Charged
1,856MWh
peak 470 MW
Net
-1,198MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
35%
discharge / charge ratio
NEM-wide
Discharged
8,168MWh
peak 2,316 MW · 18:30
Charged
13,452MWh
peak 2,217 MW
Net
-5,285MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
61%
discharge / charge ratio

Interconnectors

Region (proxy) Net flow Direction changes Hours at limit
N-Q-MNSP1 +31.3 GWh 0
NSW1-QLD1 −27.8 GWh 0
VIC1-NSW1 +13.9 GWh 16
V-SA −12.2 GWh 18
T-V-MNSP1 −1.9 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
317.7k tCO₂
▲ 22.0% vs same day last week
Intensity by region
NSW 98.7k tCO₂ 0.544 tCO₂/MWh
QLD 104.9k tCO₂ 0.543 tCO₂/MWh
SA 2.6k tCO₂ 0.081 tCO₂/MWh
VIC 111.4k tCO₂ 0.795 tCO₂/MWh
TAS 0 tCO₂ 0.000 tCO₂/MWh