The maximum five-minute regional reference price reached AUD 16971/MWh.
Triggered value
$16,971/MWh
Prior-window average
$150/MWh
Post-event average
$377/MWh
Trigger. Maximum five-minute price reached $16,971/MWh against a $5,000/MWh reference.
A short price spike can dominate daily storage and flexible-demand value even when the average price remains modest.
This is a deterministic measurement flag. It does not assign causality, estimate commercial exposure or claim the operating outcome was unsafe.
TAS1
$17,050/MWh
VIC1
$19,070/MWh
SA1
$12,922/MWh
NSW1
$14,800/MWh
QLD1
$14,219/MWh
NSW1
$14,450/MWh