NEM
NEM Daily analysis

Monday 27 April 2026

Trading day 2026-04-27

Prices

Trading day · 04:00 → 04:00 AEST

NSW VIC QLD SA TAS
$0 $33 $65 $98 $130 04:00 10:00 16:00 22:00 04:00
Region Avg VWAP Min Max Neg Cap
NSW $62 $66 $1 $120 0 0
QLD $56 $59 $1 $92 0 0
SA $75 $85 $0 $176 0 0
VIC $67 $70 $9 $138 0 0
TAS $92 $92 $70 $109 0 0

Demand

NSW
Peak
8,606MW
18:20
Trough
4,675MW
11:00
Energy
315.0GWh
QLD
Peak
7,841MW
18:30
Trough
5,007MW
09:35
Energy
297.1GWh
SA
Peak
1,722MW
18:30
Trough
440MW
13:30
Energy
57.3GWh
VIC
Peak
6,376MW
18:10
Trough
4,056MW
04:05
Energy
241.0GWh
TAS
Peak
1,255MW
17:55
Trough
946MW
00:55
Energy
51.4GWh

Generation Mix

TOP FUEL 60.4%
  • Coal60.4% · 116.4 GWh
  • Gas0.5% · 1.1 GWh
  • Hydro3.4% · 6.5 GWh
  • Wind4.8% · 9.2 GWh
  • Solar (utility)14.8% · 28.6 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)14.4% · 27.7 GWh
  • Battery1.7% · 3.3 GWh
TOP FUEL 57.5%
  • Coal57.5% · 112.7 GWh
  • Gas2.5% · 4.9 GWh
  • Hydro4.7% · 9.1 GWh
  • Wind11.9% · 23.3 GWh
  • Solar (utility)10.4% · 20.4 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)11.1% · 21.8 GWh
  • Battery1.9% · 3.7 GWh
TOP FUEL 71.5%
  • Coal71.5% · 102.2 GWh
  • Gas0.9% · 1.3 GWh
  • Hydro6.2% · 8.8 GWh
  • Wind3.9% · 5.6 GWh
  • Solar (utility)5.6% · 8.0 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)9.3% · 13.3 GWh
  • Battery2.4% · 3.5 GWh
  • Other0.2% · 0.2 GWh
TOP FUEL 42.5%
  • Gas15.9% · 5.2 GWh
  • Wind42.5% · 14.0 GWh
  • Solar (utility)9.3% · 3.1 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)28.2% · 9.3 GWh
  • Battery4.0% · 1.3 GWh
  • Other0.2% · 0.1 GWh
TOP FUEL 88.4%
  • Hydro88.4% · 25.1 GWh
  • Wind7.6% · 2.2 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)4.0% · 1.1 GWh
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:0010.6 GW 0
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:0010.0 GW 0
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopotherBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:007.7 GW 0
gasbattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopotherBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:002.1 GW 0
hydrowindsolar rooftop
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:001.4 GW 0

Renewables

NSW · Daily renewable share
25.8%
VIC · Daily renewable share
20.7%
QLD · Daily renewable share
35.5%
SA · Daily renewable share
60.6%
TAS · Daily renewable share
99.2%
Peak instantaneous
52.1%
at 09:50
Daily NEM-wide share
33.6%
By region (daily share)
  • NSW
    25.8%
  • VIC
    20.7%
  • QLD
    35.5%
  • SA
    60.6%
  • TAS
    99.2%

FCAS

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$8,9770$1527 Apr, 15:10
LOWERREG$3,2130$927 Apr, 06:35
RAISE60SEC$9490$027 Apr, 17:20
RAISE6SEC$5330$127 Apr, 18:20
RAISE5MIN$2560$127 Apr, 18:20
LOWER60SEC$680$027 Apr, 13:10
LOWER5MIN$500$027 Apr, 12:40
LOWER6SEC$190$027 Apr, 15:15
Total$14,065

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
LOWER6SEC$18,7420$627 Apr, 17:50
LOWER60SEC$17,6800$327 Apr, 09:25
RAISEREG$8,0380$1527 Apr, 15:10
LOWERREG$6,2440$927 Apr, 06:35
LOWER5MIN$4,9190$127 Apr, 17:00
RAISE6SEC$2040$027 Apr, 06:35
RAISE60SEC$920$027 Apr, 07:10
RAISE5MIN$410$027 Apr, 07:10
Total$55,960

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$17,4380$1527 Apr, 15:10
LOWERREG$5,9540$927 Apr, 06:35
RAISE60SEC$1,6440$027 Apr, 17:20
RAISE6SEC$1,1270$127 Apr, 18:20
RAISE5MIN$4130$127 Apr, 18:20
LOWER60SEC$1480$027 Apr, 13:10
LOWER5MIN$290$027 Apr, 12:40
LOWER6SEC$210$027 Apr, 15:15
Total$26,774

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
LOWERREG$2,8060$927 Apr, 06:35
RAISEREG$2,2910$1527 Apr, 15:10
RAISE60SEC$3870$027 Apr, 17:20
RAISE6SEC$3060$127 Apr, 18:20
RAISE5MIN$1350$127 Apr, 18:20
LOWER60SEC$990$027 Apr, 13:10
LOWER5MIN$490$027 Apr, 12:40
LOWER6SEC$300$027 Apr, 15:15
Total$6,105

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
LOWER6SEC$14,4190$1927 Apr, 23:30
RAISEREG$9,5680$627 Apr, 08:05
LOWERREG$6,3520$427 Apr, 11:35
RAISE60SEC$2,1340$227 Apr, 23:35
RAISE6SEC$2,0880$027 Apr, 04:05
LOWER60SEC$1,8640$127 Apr, 05:35
RAISE5MIN$4230$027 Apr, 07:10
LOWER5MIN$2440$327 Apr, 05:35
Total$37,091

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

Battery dispatch

Discharged
3,292MWh
peak 944 MW · 18:00
Charged
3,930MWh
peak 808 MW
Net
-638MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
84%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
3,665MWh
peak 1,094 MW · 18:00
Charged
4,475MWh
peak 772 MW
Net
-810MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
82%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
3,464MWh
peak 838 MW · 18:00
Charged
3,272MWh
peak 917 MW
Net
+193MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
106%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
1,302MWh
peak 288 MW · 18:30
Charged
1,256MWh
peak 298 MW
Net
+46MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
104%
discharge / charge ratio
NEM-wide
Discharged
11,723MWh
peak 3,114 MW · 18:00
Charged
12,933MWh
peak 2,488 MW
Net
-1,209MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
91%
discharge / charge ratio

Interconnectors

Region (proxy) Net flow Direction changes Hours at limit
N-Q-MNSP1 +22.1 GWh 12
NSW1-QLD1 −12.5 GWh 28
VIC1-NSW1 +8.0 GWh 8
V-SA −14.9 GWh 8
T-V-MNSP1 −437 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
325.2k tCO₂
▼ 2.7% vs same day last week
Intensity by region
NSW 103.3k tCO₂ 0.544 tCO₂/MWh
QLD 100.1k tCO₂ 0.518 tCO₂/MWh
SA 2.7k tCO₂ 0.085 tCO₂/MWh
VIC 119.1k tCO₂ 0.838 tCO₂/MWh
TAS 0 tCO₂ 0.000 tCO₂/MWh