The HVDC outage over the weekend saw a large price differentiation, with yesterday averaging $4.81 at Benmore, $345.05 at Haywards and $344.94 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 22 November 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, November 23, 2018
Due to the HVDC pole outage, we have been experiencing very high reserve prices in the North Island.
Energy Trendz Daily 21 November 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, November 22, 2018
Spot price averages exceeded $200/MWh yesterday.
Energy Trendz Daily 20 November 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, November 21, 2018
Prices spiked to $655.60 at Benmore, $700.55 at Haywards and $756.70 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 19 November 2018 (Provisional)
By Ruth Heron, November 20, 2018
Prices spiked to $192.23 at Benmore, $208.97 at Haywards and $235.17 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 16 - 18 November 2018
By Ruth Heron, November 19, 2018
Spot prices continued their more settled trend over the weekend, averaging $88.15 at Otahuhu yesterday.
Energy Trendz Daily 15 November 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, November 16, 2018
A more settled day, with prices averaging $139.46 and spiking to $220.26 at Haywards.
Energy Trendz Daily 14 November 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, November 15, 2018
There was a large spike in North Island prices yesterday, coinciding with loss of connection to Maraetai and Waipapa.
Energy Trendz Daily 13 November 2018 (Provisional)
By Ruth Heron, November 14, 2018
Spot prices averaged $108.56 at Benmore, $125.44 at Haywards and $146.84 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 12 November 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, November 13, 2018
Prices spiked to $147.87 at Benmore, $184.22 at Haywards and $223.81 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 9 - 11 November 2018
By Ruth Heron, November 12, 2018
The downward trend continued over the weekend, with Sunday averaging $63.59 at Benmore, $84.15 at Haywards and $99.80 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 8 November 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, November 9, 2018
Spot price averages dropped yesterday.
Energy Trendz Daily 7 November 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, November 8, 2018
Yesterday ended with similar averages to the day before.
Energy Trendz Daily 6 November 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, November 7, 2018
Spot prices averaged $199.80 at Benmore, $203.77 at Haywards and $218.99 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 5 November 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, November 6, 2018
A relatively flat day yesterday saw averages of $214.12 at Benmore, $221.23 at Haywards and $243.34 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 2 - 4 November 2018
By Ruth Heron, November 5, 2018
Spot prices had a downward trend over the weekend, with Otahuhu averaging $431.78 on Friday, $323.26 on Saturday and $239.03 on Sunday.
Energy Trendz Daily 1 November 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, November 2, 2018
Large price spikes pushed daily averages upward, with $439.10 at Benmore, $446.11 at Haywards and $462.66 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 31 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, November 1, 2018
October's last day ended with lower averages than the month-to-date, with $243.50 at Benmore, $248.35 at Haywards and $260.49 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 30 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 31, 2018
Prices yesterday averaged $306.40 at Benmore, $312.45 at Haywards and $327.55 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 29 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 30, 2018
Prices spiked to $530.04 at Benmore, $552.44 at Haywards and $584.75 at Otahuhu
Energy Trendz Daily 26 - 28 October 2018
By Ruth Heron, October 29, 2018
Prices at Otahuhu averaged $306.44 on Friday, $313.66 on Saturday and $214.34 on Sunday.
Energy Trendz Daily 25 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 26, 2018
The HVDC average moved southwards yesterday.
Energy Trendz Daily 24 October 2018 (Provisional)
By Ruth Heron, October 25, 2018
Prices averaged $378.49 at Benmore, $376.71 at Haywards and $380.98 at Otahuhu yesterday
Energy Trendz Daily 23 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 24, 2018
Spot price averages exceeded $520/MWh yesterday.
Energy Trendz Daily 19 - 22 October 2018
By Ruth Heron, October 23, 2018
The daily averages at Benmore from Friday through to Monday were $425.42, $255.99, $302.71 and $417.51.
Energy Trendz Daily 18 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 19, 2018
Spot prices averaged $318.23 at Benmore, $321.62 at Haywards and $327.54 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 17 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 19, 2018
Spot prices averaged $318.23 at Benmore, $321.62 at Haywards and $327.54 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 17 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 18, 2018
Prices spiked to $805.00 at Benmore, $831.44 at Haywards and $865.61 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 15 - 16 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 17, 2018
Average prices at Benmore were $348.41 on Monday and $424.65 on Tuesday.
Energy Trendz Daily 12 - 14 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 15, 2018
Spot prices continued their upward trend, spiking to $999.84 at Otahuhu yesterday.
Energy Trendz Daily 11 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 12, 2018
Another day of high prices, with Benmore averaging $341.21 and spiking to $638.43.
Energy Trendz Daily 10 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 11, 2018
Spot prices remain high, driven it seems by a combination of factors including e3p output constrained below typical levels, a long outage on one unit at the Stratford peaker, and low output from southern hydro lakes especially Tekapo and Pukaki.
Energy Trendz Daily 9 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 10, 2018
Average prices continued their recent trend, with $274.91 at Benmore, $279.68 at Haywards and $290.93 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 8 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 9, 2018
Spot prices continued their upward trend.
Energy Trendz Daily 5 - 7 October 2018
By Ruth Heron, October 8, 2018
Prices continued their upward trend over the weekend, with Sunday prices averaging $182.95 at Benmore, $186.44 at Haywards and $192.08 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 4 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 5, 2018
Average prices were $112.15 at Benmore, $114.01 at Haywards and $123.86 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 3 October 2018 (Interim)
By Ruth Heron, October 4, 2018
Yesterday saw a rise in average prices to $142.03 at Benmore, $147.90 at Haywards and $161.05 at Otahuhu.
Energy Trendz Daily 2 October 2018 (Interim)
By Greg Sise, October 3, 2018
Spot prices averaged over $100/MWh across most of the country.
Energy Trendz Daily 1 October 2018 (Provisional)
By Ruth Heron, October 2, 2018
Prices spiked to $177.52 at Benmore, $184.52 at Haywards and $206.72 at Otahuhu yesterday
Energy Trendz Daily 28 - 30 September 2018
By Ruth Heron, October 1, 2018
Prices at Otahuhu averaged $101.97 on Friday, $84.88 on Saturday and $73.50 on Sunday