The Australian Energy Regulatory (AER) is required to publish a report whenever the electricity spot market 30-minute price exceeds $5,000/MWh and whenever consecutive 30-minute prices exceed $5,000/MW in FCAS markets.
This report includes high price events that occurred on:
- 15 January in NSW
- 22 January in Queensland
- 1 February in South Australia
- 3 February in South Australia and Victoria
- 5 February in NSW
- 12 February in South Australia
- 15 March in NSW
The AER must consider whether the following factors contributed to the significant price outcomes:
- available capacity
- network availability
- offer, bidding and rebidding behaviour in respect of the relevant market.
The AER may consider the following matters:
- broader and ongoing market trends that may be contributing to the significant price outcomes
- any events and behaviours that may be detrimental to effective competition or efficient market operation
- any other matter which the AER considers relevant.
Updates
On 3 June, the electricity prices above $5,000 MWh - January to March 2025 report was republished to correct an error. Please refer to the errata document for details.