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Power Generation and Costs in Victoria, 22 Aug 2025 - 22 Aug 2026

  • Loads: Area below the zero line is Loads (exports and power stored in batteries or pumped hydro).

  • Curtailment: The white-hatched area above Solar shows renewable generation which was curtailed (switched off or just unused) due to excess generation which could not be stored.

  • Battery Charging cost is due to batteries charging in the middle of the day when wholesale prices are negative.

|Sources|Energy (GWh)|Contribution|Cost per MWh| |:-|:-|:-|:-| |Solar|8,860|16.7%|$13.67| |Wind|13,738|25.8%|$32.81| |Hydro|2,448|4.6%|$114.58| |Battery (Discharging)|978|1.8%|$99.21| |Gas|816|1.5%|$149.02| |Coal|30,162|56.7%|$57.82| |Imports|2,151|4.0%|–| |**Loads**|-7,129||| |Exports|-5,960|-11.2%|–| |Battery (Charging)|-1,169|-2.2%|$17.68| |**Curtailment**|||| |Solar|634|1.2%|| |Wind|2,639|5.0%|| |**Net**|**52,025**||| |**Renewables**|**25,047**|**47.1%**||

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