Market analysis of 15 April 2024
Wind generators delivered 28.94 GWh on 15 April 2024 and solar generators delivered 40.65 GWh, a combined 69.59 GWh across Australia’s five eastern and southern market regions. In Network Map’s daily unit records for 1 April to 30 April 2024, that was the 25th-highest daily wind total of 30 dates and the 26th-highest combined wind and solar day.
Wind output averaged 56.72 GWh a day over the same dates, so 15 April ran 49.0% below the period mean. Hydro added 37.76 GWh, while black and brown coal units supplied 185.81 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 April to 30 April. Solar was the larger of the two on 15 April, at 1.40 times the wind total.
Where The Energy Came From
Queensland supplied the largest regional share of wind and solar energy, 26.12 GWh or 37.8% of the day’s total. New South Wales followed with 18.06 GWh, and Victoria contributed 9.85 GWh.
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 15 April 2024, grouped by source fuel classification and region. Daily totals are summed across all classified units.
