Get the current NEM electricity spot price

Real-time wholesale electricity price by region from AEMO. 5-minute settlement.

Steps

1Call /v1/energy/nem-spot.
2Iterate by region.

Code

cURL

curl https://api.ausdata.io/v1/energy/nem-spot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"

Python

import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ausdata.io/v1/energy/nem-spot",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY"},
)
print(r.json())

JavaScript

const r = await fetch("https://api.ausdata.io/v1/energy/nem-spot", {
  headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_KEY" },
});
console.log(await r.json());

Watch out for

Prices are capped at AUD 17,500/MWh during scarcity. Plan dashboards for tall bars.

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