Australia’s East Coast winter gas market softens as volatility rises
Krishan Pal Birda from Rystad takes a look at winter 2026 gas demand in south-eastern Australia, and explores what it might mean for future years.
2026-06-22
A collation of articles pertaining to Monday 22nd June 2026.
This day included some price volatility in SA during the morning period.
An overview of bidding and operations at (formerly Zen Energy’s) Templers BESS
With Zen Energy under Administration since 3rd July 2026, we take a longer-term look at operations at Templers BESS.
The next step down the rabbit hole – an introduction to unit-level battery operation on Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd June 2026 in South Australia
As the next step in exploring details of what happened in South Australia on Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd June 2026, we take a closer look at battery operations.
Still air, empty tanks and a hot joint
Guest author, Allan O'Neil, goes into some detail of exploring the various factors contributing to the price volatility in South Australia that bookended the night of Sunday 21th June into Monday 22nd June 2026.
The recent 4-day ‘Wind Lull’ in South Australia *was* the worst since *at least* 2019
Yesterday, I’d asked ‘How bad is the current Wind Lull in South Australia, compared to history?’ … today, I have the answer.
How long was that Wind Lull in South Australia in June 2026?
With the wind having awoken in South Australia (late Wednesday 24th June 2026), we ask how long it was asleep for.
How bad is the current Wind Lull in South Australia, compared to history
I wonder ... if the current 4-day 'Wind Lull' in South Australia is worse than any 4-day stint in South Australia during that infamous NEM-wide wind lull in 2024 Q2?
(The start of) a retrospective on Battery Operations in South Australia in recent days
I assume a number of different stakeholders* are conducting their own retrospectives of large-scale** battery operations in South Australia over the recent windless (and quite volatile) days. Here's some questions.
A summary of bidding in South Australia over 4 days (including the volatility)
Following up on the elevated prices in South Australia, here's a summary of bidding across four days - Friday 19th June 2026 to Monday 22nd June 2026
~72 hours becalmed in South Australia
On Saturday 20th June 2026, aggregate wind yield fell in South Australia ... and has remained low since that time (into Tuesday 23rd June 2026)
Callide C the subject of yet more Federal Court proceedings
On Monday 22nd June 2026 our team noticed several media articles about a new case, being brought before the Federal Court of Australia (relating to Callide C). So we've added this article, to document.
24 hours apart in South Australia (at 19:35)
A useful comparison, 24 hours apart… 19:35 on Sunday 21st June and Monday 22nd June 2026.
~60 hours of flows (and limits) on VIC-SA interconnector, to Monday 22nd June 2026
A quick look at flow (and limits) over the VIC-to-SA interconnector on Saturday 20th, Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd June 2026.
Via MN144315 AEMO says ‘Lack Of Reserve Level 3 (LOR3) condition NOT declared in the SA Region on 22/06/2026’
At 08:46 (NEM time) on Monday 22nd June 2026 AEMO has published this follow-on MN 144315 noting 'AEMO is not declaring that an LOR3 forecast condition exists for this period'
A short (~24 hour) period of low wind NEM-wide on 21st and 22nd June 2026
Also worth noting that the past ~24 hours (Sunday 21st June 2026 into Monday 22nd June 2026) has seen low wind yield across the NEM
A break in the ‘volatility drought’ – in TAS (on Sun 21st June 2026), and then in SA (on 21st and 22nd June)
Breaking a prolonged period of price stability, we saw prices spike in TAS on Sunday evening 21st June 2026, and then a prolonged period of price action begin for SA through the night and into Monday 22nd June 2026.