Market analysis of 22 January 2024
Wind generators delivered 70.32 GWh on 22 January 2024 and solar generators delivered 61.20 GWh, a combined 131.52 GWh across Australia’s five eastern and southern market regions. In Network Map’s daily unit records for 1 January to 31 January 2024, that was the 13th-highest daily wind total of 31 dates and the 7th-highest combined wind and solar day.
Wind output averaged 67.84 GWh a day over the same dates, so 22 January ran 3.7% above the period mean. Hydro added 24.69 GWh, while black and brown coal units supplied 195.20 GWh.
The Daily Pattern Through The Month
The first chart places the event day in its monthly context. It shows daily wind and solar energy for each date from 1 January to 31 January. Wind was the larger of the two on 22 January, at 1.15 times the solar total.
Where The Energy Came From
New South Wales supplied the largest regional share of wind and solar energy, 43.00 GWh or 32.8% of the day’s total. Victoria followed with 32.00 GWh, and Queensland contributed 30.90 GWh.
Queensland delivered 30.90 GWh of wind and solar energy, 23.6% of the five-region total.
Reading The Day For Asset Performance
A high-output day is a useful benchmark for comparing a single wind or solar unit with its fuel group and its region. The next step is to match each unit’s interval output with the prices that applied when the energy was delivered, which turns the volume result into a revenue view.
Figures use positive energy from Network Map’s daily unit records for 22 January 2024, grouped by source fuel classification and region. Daily totals are summed across all classified units.
