Market analysis of 5 December 2024
Wind generators delivered 44.94 GWh on 5 December 2024 and solar generators delivered 51.68 GWh, a combined 96.62 GWh across Australia’s five eastern and southern market regions. In Network Map’s daily unit records for 1 December to 31 December 2024, that was the 10th-highest daily wind total of 31 dates and the 10th-highest combined wind and solar day.
Wind output averaged 35.77 GWh a day over the same dates, so 5 December ran 25.6% above the period mean. Hydro added 39.48 GWh, while black and brown coal units supplied 132.86 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 December to 31 December. Solar was the larger of the two on 5 December, at 1.15 times the wind total.
Where The Energy Came From
New South Wales supplied the largest regional share of wind and solar energy, 33.84 GWh or 35.0% of the day’s total. Queensland followed with 22.42 GWh, and South Australia contributed 19.54 GWh.
South Australia delivered 19.54 GWh of wind and solar energy, 20.2% 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 5 December 2024, grouped by source fuel classification and region. Daily totals are summed across all classified units.
