Market analysis of 6 August 2024
South Australia recorded a wholesale electricity price high of AUD 12,500.44/MWh at 18:25 on 6 August 2024 and a low of −AUD 110.74/MWh at 14:20. The arithmetic average across its 288 five-minute observations was AUD 859.04/MWh.
Across the day, 48 observations were below zero, a total of 4.0 hours and 164 observations were at or above AUD 300/MWh, a total of 13.7 hours. The spread between the highest and lowest prices was AUD 12,611.18/MWh.
The Five-Minute Price Curve
The first chart shows each five-minute price for South Australia through the day, with times in fixed UTC+10. Timing matters for any operator: a battery or flexible load gains from the gap between the cheapest and dearest intervals, while a generator’s result depends on when its energy was delivered.
How The Five Regions Compared
Daily average prices in the other regions were: New South Wales AUD 149.05/MWh, Queensland AUD 148.21/MWh, Tasmania AUD 142.74/MWh, Victoria AUD 123.73/MWh. The second chart compares the five regional averages for 6 August 2024.
What The Day Means For Operations
For a battery operator, the question is where charging and discharging belonged within this curve. For a generator or retailer, the same timestamps show which intervals carried the most value or cost. Reviewing the day interval by interval keeps these signals visible where a daily average would hide them.
This analysis uses Network Map’s regional observations dated 6 August 2024. Prices are in Australian dollars per megawatt-hour, times use fixed UTC+10, and daily averages give equal weight to each five-minute observation.
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