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Market analysis of 7 February 2025

Wind generators delivered 39.01 GWh on 7 February 2025 and solar generators delivered 35.04 GWh, a combined 74.05 GWh across Australia’s five eastern and southern market regions. In Network Map’s daily unit records for 1 February to 28 February 2025, that was the 20th-highest daily wind total of 28 dates and the 22nd-highest combined wind and solar day.

Wind output averaged 56.85 GWh a day over the same dates, so 7 February ran 31.4% below the period mean. Hydro added 17.31 GWh, while black and brown coal units supplied 71.71 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 February to 28 February. Wind was the larger of the two on 7 February, at 1.11 times the solar total.

Wind And Solar Through February — 7 February 2025; 1 February to 28 February 2025 | Daily Generator Energy | GWh
Daily wind and solar energy, 1 February to 28 February 2025. Source: Network Map; GWh.

Where The Energy Came From

Victoria supplied the largest regional share of wind and solar energy, 22.76 GWh or 30.7% of the day’s total. New South Wales followed with 21.20 GWh, and Queensland contributed 15.56 GWh.

Wind And Solar By Region On 7 February — 7 February 2025; 7 February 2025 | Energy By Region | GWh
Wind and solar energy by region on 7 February 2025. Source: Network Map; 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 7 February 2025, grouped by source fuel classification and region. Daily totals are summed across all classified units.

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