EnergyReader · 2026-08-03 20:12

Consumer Resources Eclipse NEM Coal Capacity as Volatility Drought Persists

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 3, 2026

A brief spike in NEM spot prices across Tasmania and South Australia on Sunday, June 21, 2026 (2026-06-21), drew attention chiefly because of what it interrupted: months of unusually flat wholesale prices that WattClarity described as a prolonged "volatility drought" stretching back through the summer of 2025-26.

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