Load Advisor
Queensland is the standout opportunity today. Spot is currently 72.75 $/MWh against a NEM-wide backdrop of 119–162 $/MWh, and predispatch windows from 7:30 AEST onward are pricing in the 109–122 $/MWh range — still well below SA and NSW equivalents. The QLD windows carry "excellent" quality ratings at 7:30–8:00 AEST with savings of 186–195 $/MWh against the reference price, making it the strongest shifting opportunity on the NEM today. Queensland flexible loads — irrigation pumps, cold storage, industrial processes — should be front-loaded into the 7:30–9:00 AEST window before prices firm through the morning peak.
Victoria is the next best option. Current price sits at 147.50 $/MWh but predispatch shows a sharp drop into the 90–93 $/MWh range at 7:30 AEST, with savings of up to 55 $/MWh rated "good". The window is concentrated between 7:30 and 8:00 AEST, after which prices drift back above 100 $/MWh. VIC loads should be shifted decisively into that 30–60 minute corridor. NSW follows with a "good" window at 7:30 AEST (~105.79 $/MWh, saving ~48 $/MWh), widening slightly to 8:00 AEST (~105 $/MWh). SA and TAS both show "good" opportunities from 7:30 AEST in the 96–107 $/MWh range, with SA savings of up to 58 $/MWh versus its elevated 161.88 $/MWh spot.
Across all regions, the common pattern is a price trough between 7:30 and 8:30 AEST, coinciding with overnight demand falling away before the morning ramp. Loads should be scheduled to complete by 8:30 AEST. The period to avoid is the morning peak from approximately 9:00–10:30 AEST, when predispatch forecasts show prices firming back toward current spot levels or above in SA and QLD. SA in particular remains structurally elevated throughout the day given current demand at 1,515 MW and limited interconnector headroom.
Priority action: shift all deferrable QLD load to 7:30–8:00 AEST (excellent), followed by VIC at 7:30 AEST (good, narrow window), then NSW and SA from 7:30–8:30 AEST. TAS loads can run across the broader 7:00–8:30 AEST window given relatively stable pricing in the 96–107 $/MWh band throughout.