NEM
NEM Daily analysis

Thursday 30 April 2026

Trading day 2026-04-30

Prices

Trading day · 04:00 → 04:00 AEST

NSW VIC QLD SA TAS
-$10 $20 $50 $80 $110 04:00 10:00 16:00 22:00 04:00
Region Avg VWAP Min Max Neg Cap
NSW $53 $54 $1 $87 0 0
QLD $50 $52 -$3 $95 1 0
SA $14 $16 -$12 $145 28 0
VIC $11 $14 -$12 $82 24 0
TAS $88 $88 $72 $151 0 0

Demand

NSW
Peak
9,209MW
18:00
Trough
5,993MW
12:05
Energy
351.5GWh
QLD
Peak
7,939MW
18:00
Trough
4,924MW
11:50
Energy
304.9GWh
SA
Peak
1,815MW
18:35
Trough
686MW
13:20
Energy
66.2GWh
VIC
Peak
6,216MW
18:05
Trough
3,787MW
13:50
Energy
227.1GWh
TAS
Peak
1,230MW
18:00
Trough
903MW
04:00
Energy
50.6GWh

Generation Mix

TOP FUEL 57.0%
  • Coal57.0% · 105.8 GWh
  • Gas0.6% · 1.1 GWh
  • Hydro3.9% · 7.2 GWh
  • Wind10.0% · 18.5 GWh
  • Solar (utility)13.6% · 25.2 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)13.4% · 24.9 GWh
  • Battery1.5% · 2.7 GWh
TOP FUEL 54.7%
  • Coal54.7% · 107.2 GWh
  • Gas2.1% · 4.1 GWh
  • Hydro3.8% · 7.5 GWh
  • Wind16.4% · 32.1 GWh
  • Solar (utility)11.0% · 21.6 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)10.1% · 19.8 GWh
  • Battery1.9% · 3.8 GWh
TOP FUEL 47.9%
  • Coal47.9% · 77.8 GWh
  • Hydro0.4% · 0.7 GWh
  • Wind37.2% · 60.5 GWh
  • Solar (utility)3.6% · 5.9 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)9.0% · 14.6 GWh
  • Battery1.8% · 2.9 GWh
TOP FUEL 64.9%
  • Gas7.2% · 2.9 GWh
  • Wind64.9% · 26.4 GWh
  • Solar (utility)4.1% · 1.7 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)19.5% · 7.9 GWh
  • Battery4.2% · 1.7 GWh
TOP FUEL 73.3%
  • Hydro73.3% · 18.5 GWh
  • Wind23.8% · 6.0 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)2.9% · 0.7 GWh
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:009.7 GW 0
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:0010.2 GW 0
coalhydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:007.9 GW 0
gasbattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:002.1 GW 0
hydrowindsolar rooftop
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:001.3 GW 0

Renewables

NSW · Daily renewable share
28.5%
VIC · Daily renewable share
55.2%
QLD · Daily renewable share
40.0%
SA · Daily renewable share
83.2%
TAS · Daily renewable share
88.0%
Peak instantaneous
61.2%
at 09:40
Daily NEM-wide share
45.2%
By region (daily share)
  • NSW
    28.5%
  • VIC
    55.2%
  • QLD
    40.0%
  • SA
    83.2%
  • TAS
    88.0%

FCAS

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$6,7540$2030 Apr, 15:50
LOWERREG$2,7400$1030 Apr, 16:10
RAISE60SEC$2620$030 Apr, 17:20
RAISE6SEC$2610$030 Apr, 17:15
RAISE5MIN$710$030 Apr, 12:10
LOWER60SEC$310$030 Apr, 12:55
LOWER5MIN$190$030 Apr, 14:15
LOWER6SEC$100$030 Apr, 12:55
Total$10,149

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
LOWER6SEC$9,2590$630 Apr, 07:55
LOWER60SEC$8,8950$430 Apr, 07:55
RAISEREG$5,9540$2030 Apr, 15:50
LOWERREG$2,8290$1130 Apr, 16:10
LOWER5MIN$2,7880$130 Apr, 07:55
RAISE6SEC$3500$030 Apr, 17:15
RAISE60SEC$1970$030 Apr, 16:30
RAISE5MIN$790$030 Apr, 17:35
Total$30,351

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$9,6990$2030 Apr, 15:50
LOWERREG$4,9350$1030 Apr, 16:10
RAISE60SEC$4070$030 Apr, 17:20
RAISE6SEC$3690$030 Apr, 17:15
RAISE5MIN$1150$030 Apr, 12:10
LOWER60SEC$570$030 Apr, 12:55
LOWER5MIN$120$030 Apr, 14:15
LOWER6SEC$90$030 Apr, 12:55
Total$15,603

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
LOWERREG$3,5090$1030 Apr, 16:10
RAISEREG$2,2110$2030 Apr, 15:50
RAISE6SEC$1560$030 Apr, 17:15
RAISE60SEC$1330$030 Apr, 17:20
RAISE5MIN$360$030 Apr, 12:10
LOWER60SEC$350$030 Apr, 12:55
LOWER5MIN$120$030 Apr, 14:15
LOWER6SEC$110$030 Apr, 12:55
Total$6,103

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$11,5090$7530 Apr, 16:30
RAISE6SEC$6,9100$12330 Apr, 16:30
LOWERREG$4,8760$430 Apr, 07:35
LOWER6SEC$4,0900$330 Apr, 16:05
RAISE60SEC$2,5530$6430 Apr, 16:25
LOWER60SEC$6110$130 Apr, 16:30
RAISE5MIN$1120$030 Apr, 16:15
LOWER5MIN$810$230 Apr, 16:30
Total$30,741

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

Battery dispatch

Discharged
2,691MWh
peak 878 MW · 18:00
Charged
3,272MWh
peak 739 MW
Net
-581MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
82%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
3,821MWh
peak 1,079 MW · 18:00
Charged
4,364MWh
peak 1,082 MW
Net
-543MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
88%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
2,925MWh
peak 963 MW · 18:00
Charged
3,668MWh
peak 702 MW
Net
-743MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
80%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
1,715MWh
peak 460 MW · 18:30
Charged
2,091MWh
peak 525 MW
Net
-377MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
82%
discharge / charge ratio
NEM-wide
Discharged
11,152MWh
peak 3,368 MW · 18:00
Charged
13,395MWh
peak 2,420 MW
Net
-2,243MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
83%
discharge / charge ratio

Interconnectors

Region (proxy) Net flow Direction changes Hours at limit
N-Q-MNSP1 +16.4 GWh 4
NSW1-QLD1 −43.3 GWh 10
VIC1-NSW1 +41.3 GWh 10
V-SA −1.6 GWh 23
T-V-MNSP1 −6.9 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
280.3k tCO₂
▼ 7.9% vs same day last week
Intensity by region
NSW 93.8k tCO₂ 0.515 tCO₂/MWh
QLD 94.7k tCO₂ 0.488 tCO₂/MWh
SA 1.4k tCO₂ 0.035 tCO₂/MWh
VIC 90.3k tCO₂ 0.562 tCO₂/MWh
TAS 6 tCO₂ 0.000 tCO₂/MWh