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Weekly Dispatch

Week 38

14 to 20 September 2026

The NEM weekly average fell 23.6 per cent against the prior week to $37.50/MWh.

News

  • The Victorian State Electricity Commission is investing $43 million for a stake in the 400 MW Baranduda battery project near Wodonga. Energy-Storage.News

  • The Australian government is establishing a national technical code requiring suppliers to register consumer energy resources and mandating product compliance evidence. PV Magazine

  • The federal government opened public consultation on draft legislation to establish an Energy Sector Strategic Monitoring function and a Market Making Obligation. Energy-Storage.News

  • AEMO Services confirmed all battery storage and demand response projects from the 2023 New South Wales firming tender are fully operational, adding 3 GWh of capacity. Energy-Storage.News

  • Palisade Investment Partners acquired full ownership of two development-stage Australian battery storage projects totalling 3.2 GWh of capacity. Energy-Storage.News

  • Frontier Energy appointed Trina Storage to deliver a 562 MWh battery system for the first phase of its Waroona project in Western Australia. Energy-Storage.News

  • Zen Energy secured federal environmental approval for its 360 MWh Noblevale battery project in Queensland. Energy-Storage.News

Policy

  • AEMO opened consultation on its Guide to Registration Exemptions and Production Unit Classifications, with submissions due 13 October 2026. AEMO

  • The AER published its final NSW Electricity Infrastructure Fund Contribution Determination Guideline. AER

  • AEMO released a discussion paper on the Methodology for the Allocation, Distribution and Recovery of Settlements Residue, closing 29 September 2026. AEMO

  • AEMO opened consultation on its Power System Modelling strategy, with submissions closing 14 October 2026. AEMO

  • The AER is consulting on draft network resilience guidelines, accepting feedback until 15 October 2026. AER

  • The AER invited feedback on its draft Default Market Offer guidelines, with submissions due 16 October 2026. AER

Market

  • The NEM weekly average fell 23.6 per cent against the prior week to $37.50/MWh, led by South Australia falling 41.0 per cent and Victoria falling 34.6 per cent. NEM recap 20 Sep

  • The highest price of the week was $446.01/MWh in Queensland at 21:45 on 20 September. AEMO issued prices subject to review notices between 18:20 and 19:30 on that day. NEM recap 20 Sep

  • South Australia recorded the most negative pricing with 140.8 hours, representing 83.8 per cent of the week. NEM recap 20 Sep

  • Weekly FCAS costs rose 389.4 per cent against the prior week to $2.46 million. NEM recap 20 Sep

  • The renewable share peaked at 82.6 per cent at 12:35 on 19 September. NEM recap 20 Sep

Commodities

  • Brent Crude fell 8.2 per cent to US$99.29 a barrel, and Newcastle Coal fell 1.9 per cent to US$144.00 a tonne.

  • Gold rose 1.8 per cent to US$4,425.00 an ounce, and Natural Gas rose 0.3 per cent to US$2.91/mmbtu.

Tenders

  • The Capacity Investment Scheme dispatchable capacity tender for the NEM seeking 4000 MW was removed and is now closed. CIS

  • A new Capacity Investment Scheme tender opened seeking 1800 MW of renewable capacity in WA, closing 22 October 2026. CIS

Dates to Watch

SEPT 29

AEMO Settlements Residue methodology submissions close

AEMO
OCT 13

AEMO Market Visibility Framework submissions close

OCT 13

AEMO Registration Exemptions guide submissions close

AEMO
OCT 14

AEMO Power System Modelling strategy submissions close

AEMO
OCT 15

AER draft network resilience guidelines submissions close

AER
OCT 16

AER draft DMO guidelines submissions close

AER

Dates extracted from the week's sources. Verify with the linked publications.

AI-generated from 40 articles and 18 regulator updates · gemini-3.1-pro-preview

This dispatch is AI-generated from the week's aggregated headlines, regulator updates and market data. It is not editorial opinion.