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Electricity prices
Wholesale prices in the National Electricity Market, region by region: each day's average, low and high, and how many five-minute intervals went below zero.
Wholesale prices on 28 Sep 2026
New South Wales had the highest average wholesale electricity price on 28 Sep 2026, A$73.23/MWh. South Australia went negative in 73 of 288 five-minute intervals that day.
Region
Average
Low
High
Negative intervals
New South Wales
A$73.23/MWh
A$15.27/MWh
A$99.92/MWh
0 of 288
Queensland
A$68.50/MWh
A$14.94/MWh
A$102.55/MWh
0 of 288
South Australia
A$37.61/MWh
−A$57.90/MWh
A$358.57/MWh
73 of 288
Tasmania
A$41.74/MWh
−A$21.78/MWh
A$91.82/MWh
31 of 288
Victoria
A$37.51/MWh
−A$20.57/MWh
A$97.07/MWh
35 of 288
Source: AEMO, NEM aggregated price and demand data
The last 30 days
Region
Average of daily averages
Days with a negative price
Negative intervals
New South Wales
A$65.38/MWh
16 of 30
927
Queensland
A$56.78/MWh
21 of 30
1,482
South Australia
A$38.85/MWh
25 of 30
2,510
Tasmania
A$40.75/MWh
27 of 30
1,740
Victoria
A$39.60/MWh
26 of 30
1,930
Source: AEMO, NEM aggregated price and demand data