Eric Chan

448MW of new generation capacity in November pushed the total for 2023 higher than recent years, in a record year for battery storage totalling 847MW. The weighted premium for solar generation improved as daytime prices climbed. This month we also take a look at battery performance across the NEM.

Electricity spot prices rose in November, as lower levels of VRE generation was replaced by gas-powered generation, although the increase in GPG did not prevent gas spot prices from softening from around $12/GJ to $9/GJ. Highlights from energy market news feature significant updates for the market.

November 2023 was the second most heavily traded month in history as the market softened throughout the month. Spot prices for Q4-23 continue to fail to deliver to previous market expectations.

Electricity spot prices continued to fall well short of market expectations in October, driving down the Q4-23 forward price. The sentiment of the market outlook is mixed with some Regions strengthening and others softening.

Could this be the calm before the storm? Low demand and high renewable generation crushed electricity spot prices during October, but how long can it last? El Niño continues to threaten a hot and dry summer with AEMO's Summer Outlook painting the picture of a market on a knife's edge.

The electricity market bucked the trend in August with stronger spot prices and bullish activity in the electricity forward market. Revised ESOO reliability outlooks have seized the market's attention and turned attention to generator and State Government negotiations around retirement dates.