NEM
NEM Daily analysis

Sunday 10 May 2026

Trading day 2026-05-10

Prices

Trading day · 04:00 → 04:00 AEST

NSW VIC QLD SA TAS
$0 $38 $75 $113 $150 04:00 10:00 16:00 22:00 04:00
Region Avg VWAP Min Max Neg Cap
NSW $71 $74 $9 $120 0 0
QLD $68 $72 $11 $110 0 0
SA $110 $112 $28 $349 0 0
VIC $76 $79 -$2 $130 0 0
TAS $96 $97 $77 $107 0 0

Demand

NSW
Peak
8,522MW
18:15
Trough
4,755MW
12:45
Energy
326.2GWh
QLD
Peak
7,342MW
17:50
Trough
4,226MW
10:50
Energy
278.3GWh
SA
Peak
1,724MW
18:50
Trough
989MW
13:10
Energy
64.7GWh
VIC
Peak
6,237MW
18:10
Trough
3,898MW
14:20
Energy
236.3GWh
TAS
Peak
1,248MW
18:15
Trough
890MW
13:25
Energy
50.4GWh

Generation Mix

TOP FUEL 64.6%
  • Coal64.6% · 124.8 GWh
  • Gas0.6% · 1.1 GWh
  • Hydro1.1% · 2.0 GWh
  • Wind5.2% · 10.0 GWh
  • Solar (utility)13.8% · 26.7 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)12.8% · 24.7 GWh
  • Battery1.9% · 3.7 GWh
TOP FUEL 60.8%
  • Coal60.8% · 109.2 GWh
  • Gas2.3% · 4.1 GWh
  • Hydro3.2% · 5.8 GWh
  • Wind12.2% · 22.0 GWh
  • Solar (utility)8.3% · 14.8 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)11.4% · 20.4 GWh
  • Battery1.7% · 3.1 GWh
TOP FUEL 67.0%
  • Coal67.0% · 100.6 GWh
  • Hydro11.3% · 16.9 GWh
  • Wind8.1% · 12.2 GWh
  • Solar (utility)5.5% · 8.3 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)6.6% · 10.0 GWh
  • Battery1.4% · 2.1 GWh
TOP FUEL 52.6%
  • Gas52.6% · 12.3 GWh
  • Wind19.3% · 4.5 GWh
  • Solar (utility)7.5% · 1.8 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)17.9% · 4.2 GWh
  • Battery2.7% · 0.6 GWh
TOP FUEL 93.3%
  • Hydro93.3% · 26.4 GWh
  • Wind2.9% · 0.8 GWh
  • Solar (rooftop)3.8% · 1.1 GWh
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:009.7 GW 0
coalgashydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:008.7 GW 0
coalhydrobattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:007.3 GW 0
gasbattery dischargewindsolar utilitysolar rooftopBattery (charge)
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:001.3 GW 0
hydrowindsolar rooftop
23:3005:3711:4517:5200:001.3 GW 0

Renewables

NSW · Daily renewable share
24.6%
VIC · Daily renewable share
31.2%
QLD · Daily renewable share
30.9%
SA · Daily renewable share
20.2%
TAS · Daily renewable share
99.5%
Peak instantaneous
48.1%
at 10:10
Daily NEM-wide share
31.9%
By region (daily share)
  • NSW
    24.6%
  • VIC
    31.2%
  • QLD
    30.9%
  • SA
    20.2%
  • TAS
    99.5%

FCAS

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$11,7890$2010 May, 06:15
LOWERREG$4450$710 May, 04:10
RAISE6SEC$2400$010 May, 06:30
RAISE60SEC$1710$010 May, 06:30
LOWER60SEC$1170$110 May, 13:50
RAISE5MIN$670$010 May, 04:05
LOWER5MIN$480$010 May, 13:35
LOWER6SEC$450$010 May, 13:35
Total$12,920

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$15,0130$2010 May, 06:15
LOWERREG$4,8140$710 May, 04:10
LOWER6SEC$1,7350$210 May, 11:20
LOWER60SEC$1,6920$210 May, 09:10
RAISE6SEC$4790$010 May, 06:30
LOWER5MIN$3080$010 May, 08:40
RAISE60SEC$2580$010 May, 06:30
RAISE5MIN$750$010 May, 04:05
Total$24,374

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$21,4290$2010 May, 06:15
LOWERREG$7,2810$710 May, 04:10
RAISE60SEC$2940$010 May, 06:30
RAISE6SEC$2910$010 May, 06:30
LOWER60SEC$2600$110 May, 13:50
RAISE5MIN$1100$010 May, 04:05
LOWER5MIN$480$010 May, 13:35
LOWER6SEC$470$010 May, 13:35
Total$29,762

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$6,4290$2010 May, 06:15
LOWERREG$4,4550$710 May, 04:10
LOWER60SEC$2530$110 May, 13:50
RAISE6SEC$1710$010 May, 06:30
RAISE60SEC$1170$010 May, 06:30
LOWER6SEC$730$010 May, 13:35
LOWER5MIN$630$010 May, 13:35
RAISE5MIN$340$010 May, 04:05
Total$11,596

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

ServiceCostSpikesPeakWhen
RAISEREG$11,9660$610 May, 07:45
LOWER6SEC$8,7920$310 May, 05:05
LOWERREG$4,6320$210 May, 04:05
RAISE6SEC$3,4100$1010 May, 07:45
RAISE60SEC$2,0510$010 May, 04:05
LOWER60SEC$1,7940$110 May, 05:05
RAISE5MIN$2940$010 May, 04:15
LOWER5MIN$1310$010 May, 04:05
Total$33,069

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

Battery dispatch

Discharged
3,743MWh
peak 1,003 MW · 18:30
Charged
4,650MWh
peak 939 MW
Net
-908MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
80%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
3,130MWh
peak 1,043 MW · 18:00
Charged
4,054MWh
peak 773 MW
Net
-924MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
77%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
2,147MWh
peak 537 MW · 18:30
Charged
3,794MWh
peak 878 MW
Net
-1,647MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
57%
discharge / charge ratio
Discharged
642MWh
peak 164 MW · 18:00
Charged
996MWh
peak 189 MW
Net
-354MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
64%
discharge / charge ratio
NEM-wide
Discharged
9,662MWh
peak 2,624 MW · 18:00
Charged
13,495MWh
peak 2,357 MW
Net
-3,832MWh
discharge − charge
Round-trip
72%
discharge / charge ratio

Interconnectors

Region (proxy) Net flow Direction changes Hours at limit
N-Q-MNSP1 +15.8 GWh 14
NSW1-QLD1 −10.0 GWh 12
VIC1-NSW1 +23.0 GWh 14
V-SA −25.9 GWh 0
T-V-MNSP1 −239 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
331.1k tCO₂
▲ 32.6% vs same day last week
Intensity by region
NSW 110.7k tCO₂ 0.580 tCO₂/MWh
QLD 97.2k tCO₂ 0.550 tCO₂/MWh
SA 5.4k tCO₂ 0.237 tCO₂/MWh
VIC 117.7k tCO₂ 0.795 tCO₂/MWh
TAS 0 tCO₂ 0.000 tCO₂/MWh