Market analysis of 17 October 2024
Wind generators delivered 78.32 GWh on 17 October 2024 and solar generators delivered 34.35 GWh, a combined 112.67 GWh across Australia’s five eastern and southern market regions. In Network Map’s daily unit records for 1 October to 31 October 2024, that was the 11th-highest daily wind total of 31 dates and the 14th-highest combined wind and solar day.
Wind output averaged 71.21 GWh a day over the same dates, so 17 October ran 10.0% above the period mean. Hydro added 38.81 GWh, while black and brown coal units supplied 122.97 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 October to 31 October. Wind was the larger of the two on 17 October, at 2.28 times the solar total.
Where The Energy Came From
Victoria supplied the largest regional share of wind and solar energy, 49.13 GWh or 43.6% of the day’s total. Queensland followed with 23.81 GWh, and South Australia contributed 17.93 GWh.
South Australia delivered 17.93 GWh of wind and solar energy, 15.9% 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 17 October 2024, grouped by source fuel classification and region. Daily totals are summed across all classified units.
