BESS Trading Simulator

Live Market Status

Select Region:

VIC1 Price ($/MWh)

Week Revenue

Current Rank

Cycles Today

FCAS Prices ($/MW/hr)

Raise Reg: $0

Lower Reg: $0

Raise 6s: $0

Market Demand

Demand: 0 MW

Generation: 0 MW

Net Export: 0 MW

50% SoC

Trading Mode Selection

Scheduled Mode (IRP): Full 20-band bidstack dispatch by AEMO. Mandatory for 5MW+ BESS under Integrated Resource Provider rules. Co-optimized energy and FCAS.

Energy Market Bidding

NEM-Style 20-Band Bidstack: 10 bands for charging (consumption) and 10 bands for discharging (generation). Prices must be ascending within each side. Max charge price must be less than min discharge price to prevent simultaneous dispatch.

📊 Typical NEM Price Ranges:

-$1000 to $0: Oversupply, renewable curtailment - ideal charging opportunity
$0 to $50: Low demand periods (late night/early morning)
$50 to $150: Normal daytime prices
$150 to $300: Peak demand (morning/evening peaks)
$300 to $1000: High demand or supply constraints
$1000+: Extreme events, outages, heatwaves
$15,000: Market price cap (very rare)

⚡ Charge Bids (Consumption)

Set maximum prices you're willing to pay to charge. Battery charges when market price ≤ your bid price. Hover over ⓘ for guidance on typical price scenarios.

Band	MW	Max Price ($/MWh)

🔌 Discharge Bids (Generation)

Set minimum prices you're willing to accept to discharge. Battery discharges when market price ≥ your bid price. Hover over ⓘ for guidance on typical price scenarios.

Band	MW	Min Price ($/MWh)

FCAS Services & Custom Rules

Frequency Control Services

Raise Regulation $0/MW Capacity: 0 MW

Lower Regulation $0/MW Capacity: 0 MW

Raise 6sec $0/MW Capacity: 0 MW

Raise 60sec $0/MW Capacity: 0 MW

Raise 5min $0/MW Capacity: 0 MW

Custom Trading Rules (JavaScript)

⚠️ Daily Cycle Limit: Maximum 2 full cycles per day. Exceeding this limit will incur degradation penalties.

Performance Analytics

Net Profit (Revenue - Costs)

90%

Round-Trip Efficiency

FCAS Revenue

Degradation Cost

Live Price & Battery Action

● Energy Price ● State of Charge ▲ Charging ▼ Discharging

State of Charge History

Live Leaderboard

Rankings based on net profit (revenue minus degradation costs). Updates every 2 minutes.

Rank	Team	Net Profit	Efficiency	Daily Cycles
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📚 How to Trade with BESS in the NEM

🎯 The Basic Concept

You're operating a battery (BESS) that can:

CHARGE - Buy electricity when prices are low (or negative!)
DISCHARGE - Sell electricity when prices are high
HOLD - Do nothing and wait

Your goal: Buy low, sell high, just like trading stocks!

📊 How Bands Work - The Key to Understanding!

Think of bands as "IF-THEN" rules that automatically trigger based on market price:

⚡ CHARGE BANDS (When to Buy)

Each band says: "If the market price is BELOW OR EQUAL to my price, activate my MW capacity"

Band 1: Price = -$1000, MW = 0.5 → Charges 0.5MW when price ≤ -$1000
Band 2: Price = -$500, MW = 0.5 → Charges 0.5MW when price ≤ -$500
Band 5: Price = $0, MW = 0.5 → Charges 0.5MW when price ≤ $0

Multiple bands stack! If price is -$600, both Band 1 and Band 2 activate = 1MW total charging

🔌 DISCHARGE BANDS (When to Sell)

Each band says: "If the market price is ABOVE OR EQUAL to my price, activate my MW capacity"

Band 1: Price = $200, MW = 0.5 → Discharges 0.5MW when price ≥ $200
Band 2: Price = $300, MW = 0.5 → Discharges 0.5MW when price ≥ $300
Band 5: Price = $1000, MW = 0.5 → Discharges 0.5MW when price ≥ $1000

If price hits $350, Bands 1 & 2 both activate = 1MW total discharging

🎮 Real Example Scenario

Current Market Price: $250/MWh

With default settings:

✅ Discharge Band 1 ($200) activates → 0.5MW selling
❌ Discharge Band 2 ($300) doesn't activate (price too low)
❌ No charge bands activate (price too high for charging)

Result: Battery discharges at 0.5MW, earning $250 × 0.5MW × 0.083hr = $10.42 every 5 minutes!

Market Price Drops to: -$100/MWh (negative pricing!)

With default settings:

✅ Charge Bands 1-3 activate (all ≥ -$100) → 1.5MW charging
❌ No discharge bands activate (price way too low)

Result: Battery charges at 1.5MW and GETS PAID $100 × 1.5MW × 0.083hr = $12.50!

💡 Pro Trading Tips

Watch the live price - It updates every 5 minutes from real NEM data
Negative prices = FREE MONEY - You get paid to charge during oversupply!
Peak times - Morning (7-9am) and Evening (5-8pm) typically have highest prices
Set wider spreads - Don't set charge and discharge prices too close
Use all bands - Spread your MW across bands for gradual response
Watch your cycles - Max 2 full cycles per day before degradation penalty
Enable FCAS carefully - Regulation reserves capacity (1MW reg = 4MW for energy)
Co-optimization - NEMDE allocates MW to highest value (energy vs FCAS)

🏁 Quick Start Guide

Enter your team name and click "Start Trading"
Review the default band settings (they're already reasonable!)
Click "Update Bidstack" to save your strategy
Watch the Live Market Status to see your battery in action
Adjust bands based on market patterns you observe
Click "Save Complete Strategy" to persist your settings
Check the Leaderboard to see how you rank!

🔋 BESS Trading Simulator

Live Market Status

Trading Mode Selection

Energy Market Bidding

📊 Typical NEM Price Ranges:

⚡ Charge Bids (Consumption)

🔌 Discharge Bids (Generation)

⚡ Charge Settings

🔌 Discharge Settings

FCAS Services & Custom Rules

Frequency Control Services

Custom Trading Rules (JavaScript)

Performance Analytics

Live Price & Battery Action

State of Charge History

Live Leaderboard

Live Market Status 🔄 Refresh

Trading Mode Selection

Energy Market Bidding

📊 Typical NEM Price Ranges:

⚡ Charge Bids (Consumption)

🔌 Discharge Bids (Generation)

⚡ Charge Settings

🔌 Discharge Settings

FCAS Services & Custom Rules

Frequency Control Services

Custom Trading Rules (JavaScript)

Performance Analytics

Live Price & Battery Action

State of Charge History

Live Leaderboard

📚 How to Trade with BESS in the NEM

🎯 The Basic Concept

📊 How Bands Work - The Key to Understanding!

🎮 Real Example Scenario

💡 Pro Trading Tips

🏁 Quick Start Guide

Live Market Status