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NEM Spot $/MWh
NSW$94.20
VIC$82.50
QLD$108.75
SA$77.30
TAS$68.90
NEM Spot $/MWh
NSW$94.20
VIC$82.50
QLD$108.75
SA$77.30
TAS$68.90

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Energy, fuel & carbon prices across Australia

Live and historical pricing for electricity, natural gas, diesel, LPG, coal and carbon, tracked by region and convertible to a common $/GJ basis so you can compare every fuel on equal terms.

Units
Period
Emissions & energy factors per NGA Factors ↗
Electricity
$26.20
▲ 4.2%$/GJ
Natural Gas
$13.45
▼ 1.8%$/GJ
Diesel
$48.60
▲ 2.1%$/GJ
LPG
$41.80
▲ 0.9%$/GJ
Coal (thermal)
$7.30
▼ 0.4%$/GJ
Carbon (ACCU)
$37.25
▼ 0.5%$/t CO₂-e

Electricity

NEM · by region

Wholesale spot prices by National Electricity Market region, converted to $/GJ (1 MWh = 3.6 GJ).

Region$/MWh$/GJ30-day chg12-mth avgEmissions (kg CO₂-e/GJ)
New South Wales NSW194.2026.17▲ 4.2%88.40183
Victoria VIC182.5022.92▼ 2.0%79.10222
Queensland QLD1108.7530.21▲ 6.1%95.30197
South Australia SA177.3021.47▼ 3.4%72.8092
Tasmania TAS168.9019.14▼ 1.1%66.2021

Natural Gas

STTM · by hub

Short Term Trading Market hub prices. Gas is already priced in $/GJ; combustion emissions ≈ 51 kg CO₂-e/GJ.

Hub$/GJ30-day chg12-mth avg12-mth high12-mth low
Sydney13.45▼ 1.8%13.9018.2010.40
Adelaide14.10▲ 0.6%14.3519.0511.10
Brisbane12.80▼ 2.3%13.2017.409.90
Victoria DWGM13.05▼ 1.2%13.5517.8010.10

Diesel & LPG

Terminal gate · by city

Terminal gate prices converted to $/GJ. Diesel ≈ 38.6 MJ/L, LPG ≈ 25.7 MJ/L (NGA energy content factors).

CityDiesel ¢/LDiesel $/GJLPG ¢/LLPG $/GJ30-day chg
Sydney187.548.60107.441.80▲ 2.1%
Melbourne184.247.74105.140.90▲ 1.4%
Brisbane189.849.20109.642.65▲ 2.8%
Perth182.647.33103.840.40▼ 0.6%
Adelaide186.148.23106.741.52▲ 1.9%

Coal & Carbon

Benchmark

Thermal coal (Newcastle benchmark) converted to $/GJ at ≈ 27 GJ/tonne. ACCU = Australian Carbon Credit Unit spot.

CommodityNative price$/GJ30-day chg12-mth avgEmissions (kg CO₂-e/GJ)
Thermal coal Newcastle$197/t7.30▼ 0.4%8.0590
Carbon ACCU$37.25/t▼ 0.5%35.80

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