Dispatch for 18:30

Last updated: 18:25:42

At 18:30	QLD	NSW	VIC	SA	TAS
Spot Price	$178	$90.85	-$0.10	-$4.00	$98.14
Demand	8.81 GW	10.1 GW	5.26 GW	1.73 GW	1.09 GW
Available	11.8 GW	13.9 GW	11.9 GW	4.03 GW	1.77 GW
Generation	8.68 GW	9.12 GW	6.53 GW	1.90 GW	1.03 GW
Export	-134 MW	-1.01 GW	1.27 GW	168 MW	-60 MW
Solar	2 MW	88 MW	76 MW	140 MW	0 MW
Curtailed	0 %	0 %	23 %	0 %	0 %
Wind	475 MW	1.17 GW	3.26 GW	1.67 GW	182 MW
Curtailed	0 %	0 %	6.7 %	7.5 %	0 %
Renewable	5.5 %	14 %	51 %	95 %	18 %
Discharge	1.12 GW	698 MW	0 MW	0 MW
Charge	0 MW	0 MW	0 MW	0 MW
Storage	2.6 GWh	2.8 GWh	3.1 GWh	1.3 GWh
All Rgn	Demand	Available	Reserve	Solar	Wind
NEM	27.0 GW	43.5 GW	61 %	1.1 %	25 %
FCAS	Very Fast	Fast	Slow	Delayed	Reg.
NSW Raise	$0.01	$0.04	$0.03	$0.01	$1.00
NSW Lower	$0.00	$0.00	$0.01	$0.01	$0.01
Weather	Brisbane	Sydney	Melb	Adelaide	Hobart
Temp	26.0 ºC	23.0 ºC	18.4 ºC	25.7 ºC	14.5 ºC
Wind	9 kph	24 kph	7 kph	9 kph	15 kph
Humidity	65 %	84 %	63 %	41 %	50 %
Since 0:05	QLD	NSW	VIC	SA	TAS
Avg Price	$64.99	$64.76	$18.42	$14.34	$69.81
Cap Price	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Solar WAP	$50.43	$54.92	-$1.70	-$1.64
Solar Gen	19 %	20 %	5.8 %	3.4 %	0 %
Wind WAP	$70.52	$71.20	$15.09	$19.65	$66.55
Wind Gen	8.9 %	7.8 %	33 %	91 %	15 %
BESS WAP	$144	$82.78	$55.47	$17.61
Min Demand	5.54 GW	7.08 GW	3.84 GW	351 MW	770 MW
Max Demand	8.93 GW	10.7 GW	5.36 GW	1.73 GW	1.09 GW
Historical	80 %	78 %	50 %	52 %	61 %
Evng Price	$112	$76.16	$22.62	$12.65	$91.68
LOR Count	0	0	0	0	0
Max Temp	29.6 ºC	30.1 ºC	20.3 ºC	28.5 ºC	19.2 ºC
Gas 06:15	QLD	NSW	VIC	SA
Price	$11.36	$11.38	$11.06	$11.40
Demand	61 TJ	216 TJ	264 TJ	42 TJ
Tomorrow	$11.14	$11.40	$10.60	$11.40
Demand	41 TJ	220 TJ	259 TJ	41 TJ

Binding Constraints at 18:30

Constraint	RHS	Cost	Prev	First	Total
N>>NIL_33_34	394	$79.89	$71.68	16:05	01:50
N>NIL_LSDU	30	$3.34	$3.30	18:00	00:30
Q-CKWF_MVAR	0	$23,548,000	$23,548,000	05:35	12:20
Q_NIL_STRGTH_CKWF	0	$7,308,000	$7,308,000	05:55	12:40
SVML^NIL_MH-CAP_ON	138	$35.75	$38.31	02:30	01:20
V::N_SMSC_O1	-87	$83.39	$89.82	01:45	04:15
V^^V_NIL_SWVIC	1,405	$45.48	$48.58	17:10	01:25
V_NWVIC_GFT1_750	584	$1,030	$1,032	02:50	06:25

Weather data sourced from Bureau of Meteorology

Electricity and Gas data sourced from AEMO

5min Pre-dispatch from 18:35

Last updated: 18:29:22

Interval	QLD	NSW	VIC	SA	TAS
D 18:05	$232	$107	$8.92	-$6.51	$92.36
D 18:10	$145	$81.08	$6.15	-$6.51	$89.57
D 18:15	$124	$76.85	$1.26	-$4.00	$88.14
D 18:20	$230	$100	-$0.10	-$4.00	$98.14
D 18:25	$178	$98.19	-$0.10	-$4.00	$98.14
D 18:30	$178	$90.85	-$0.10	-$4.00	$98.14
P 18:35	$122	$100	$37.69	$9.39	$88.14
P 18:40	$120	$97.89	$36.89	$9.48	$88.14
P 18:45	$119	$97.58	$36.89	$9.92	$88.14
P 18:50	$111	$100	$34.95	$12.11	$88.14
P 18:55	$120	$91.19	$34.64	$9.86	$88.14
P 19:00	$145	$119	$45.35	$13.08	$88.14
P 19:05	$111	$108	$43.10	$15.28	$88.75
P 19:10	$108	$103	$40.64	$14.62	$88.54
P 19:15	$102	$105	$41.33	$14.47	$88.14
P 19:20	$102	$105	$41.76	$15.16	$88.63
P 19:25	$96.73	$61.56	$28.07	$14.80	$93.64

No high 30 minute pre-dispatch prices predicted

No LOR events predicted

18:02 - RECLASSIFY CONTINGENCY

Cancellation of a Non-Credible Contingency Event: Bayswater - Mt Piper No.5A3 500kV line and Wollar - Mt Piper No.5A5 500kV line in NSW1 due to Lightning.

14:16 - RECLASSIFY CONTINGENCY

Reclassification of a Non-Credible Contingency Event: Bayswater - Mt Piper No.5A3 500kV line and Wollar - Mt Piper No.5A5 500kV line in NSW1 due to Lightning.

13:10 - RECLASSIFY CONTINGENCY

Reclassification of a Non-Credible Contingency Event: Bannaby - Mt Piper 5A6 500kV line and Bannaby - Mt Piper 5A7 500kV line in NSW1 due to Lightning.

13:01 - RECLASSIFY CONTINGENCY

Cancellation of a Non-Credible Contingency Event: Eildon PS - Mt Beauty No.1 220 kV line and Eildon PS - Mt Beauty No.2 220 kV line in VIC1 due to Lightning.

12:40 - RECLASSIFY CONTINGENCY

Reclassification of a Non-Credible Contingency Event: Eildon PS - Mt Beauty No.1 220 kV line and Eildon PS - Mt Beauty No.2 220 kV line in VIC1 due to Lightning.

Delayed Electricity Futures - Closed

Last updated: 15:15:50

QLD	NSW	VIC	SA
-	-	↓ $0.02m	-

Trades	Low	High	Close	Volume
NSW-C226	$22.20	$22.25	$22.21	46 MW
NSW-Q226	$106.00	$106.90	$106.90	40 MW
VIC-C127	$21.60	$21.70	$21.80	35 MW
QLD-C127	$21.00	$21.00	$21.00	26 MW
VIC-Q228		$90.75	$90.81	25 MW
VIC-Q128		$65.30	$65.43	23 MW
NSW-C126	$11.75	$11.90	$11.90	22 MW
NSW-Q127		$94.50	$94.40	20 MW
NSW-Q227		$107.47	$107.15	19 MW
NSW-Q326		$99.00	$98.78	19 MW
NSW-Q426		$87.43	$87.15	16 MW
NSW-Q327		$94.60	$94.50	15 MW
NSW-Fin27	$96.48	$97.05	$96.86	15 MW
NSW-Q427		$84.43	$84.35	15 MW
NSW-Q128		$89.89	$89.89	14 MW
NSW-Q228		$104.41	$104.41	14 MW
VIC-Q326	$81.30	$81.60	$81.55	13 MW
NSW-Fin28	$93.25	$93.25	$93.27	13 MW
VIC-Q427		$50.00	$49.60	12 MW
VIC-Q327		$82.12	$82.00	12 MW
QLD-Q226	$78.00	$78.45	$78.35	12 MW
VIC-Q226	$88.50	$89.00	$88.70	12 MW
NSW-C127	$26.00	$26.00	$26.00	11 MW
VIC-Fin28	$71.80	$71.90	$71.93	10 MW
VIC-Cal28	$75.80	$75.90	$75.90	10 MW
QLD-C426	$13.25	$13.25	$13.25	10 MW
VIC-Q426	$49.00	$49.25	$49.12	8 MW
NSW-C426	$19.00	$19.25	$19.25	8 MW
VIC-Q127	$65.49	$65.52	$65.53	7 MW
VIC-Q126	$40.75	$41.50	$41.50	6 MW
QLD-C226	$8.75	$9.00	$8.75	6 MW
QLD-Q427		$74.76	$74.75	6 MW
NSW-Q126	$72.25	$73.10	$73.03	6 MW
VIC-Q129	$75.50	$75.89	$75.70	6 MW
QLD-Q227		$81.63	$81.63	5 MW
QLD-Q327		$74.98	$74.98	5 MW
QLD-Q326	$75.40	$75.50	$75.40	5 MW
QLD-Q127		$87.83	$88.00	5 MW
QLD-Cal27	$79.75	$79.75	$79.79	5 MW
VIC-Q227	$92.20	$92.49	$92.30	4 MW
QLD-Q126	$66.50	$66.50	$66.50	4 MW
NSW-C227	$20.20	$20.40	$20.20	3 MW
VIC-Fin27	$72.00	$72.00	$72.11	2 MW
NSW-Q328	$95.15	$95.15	$95.15	2 MW
NSW-Cal27	$95.00	$95.00	$95.07	2 MW
VIC-Q429	$57.50	$58.00	$58.00	2 MW
NSW-Q428	$84.63	$84.75	$84.63	2 MW
VIC-C126	$3.00	$3.00	$3.10	2 MW
NSW-C326	$20.00	$20.00	$20.00	1 MW
NSW-Q129	$90.25	$90.25	$90.25	1 MW
VIC-Q229	$95.90	$95.90	$96.20	1 MW
QLD-Q328	$74.19	$74.19	$74.19	1 MW
NSW-Cal28	$93.50	$93.50	$93.50	1 MW
QLD-C126	$4.00	$4.00	$4.25	1 MW
QLD-Q129	$84.25	$84.25	$84.25	1 MW

Delayed futures sourced from ASX Energy

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