Forecast Existing Capacity

Forward view of installed capacity for operating NEM generators by technology, stepping down at each unit's expected closure year, with indicative peak demand overlaid. Toggle capacity factors or edit assumptions to explore scenarios.

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Operating units

474

Effective capacity

54,470 MW

Peak demand

38,200 MW

Step Change · 3 ISP scenarios

Forecast horizon

2026–2050

Capacity factors

Peak demand scenarios

Step Change (43%)

Progressive Change (42%)

Green Energy Exports (15%)

2024 ISP outlook — indicative NEM peak demand, interpolated between anchor years. Headroom uses Step Change (AEMO’s most likely scenario).

Capacity vs peak demand

Peak demand source: AEMO 2024 ISP scenarios (indicative NEM peak demand) — Step Change, Progressive Change, and Green Energy Exports

Stacked areas show existing capacity by technology (adjustments apply when toggled on). Coloured lines show AEMO ISP peak demand scenarios (Step Change, Progressive Change, Green Energy Exports). Headroom in 2026: 16,270 MW above peak demand.

Coal Gas peakers Gas baseload BESS Wind Solar Hydro Others

Coal

25 power stations (58 dispatch units combined by site)

Sites in this chart

Eraring (2,880 MW · 4 units)
Bayswater (2,715 MW · 4 units)
Loy Yang A Power Station (2,210 MW · 4 units)
Gladstone (1,680 MW · 6 units)
Stanwell (1,460 MW · 4 units)
Yallourn W (1,450 MW · 4 units)
Tarong (1,400 MW · 4 units)
Mt Piper (1,390 MW · 2 units)
Vales Point B (1,320 MW · 2 units)
Loy Yang B (1,160 MW · 2 units)
Millmerran Power Plant (852 MW · 2 units)
Callide C (844 MW · 2 units)
Kogan Creek (744 MW)
Callide B (700 MW · 2 units)
Darling Downs (645 MW)
Braemar (564 MW · 3 units)
Braemar 2 Power Station (519 MW · 3 units)
Tarong North (450 MW)
Swanbank E GT (385 MW)
Condamine A (87 MW)
Moranbah North (64 MW)
Appin (56 MW)
German Creek (45 MW)
Tower (41 MW)
Tahmoor (8 MW)

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Gas peakers

30 power stations (61 dispatch units combined by site)

Sites in this chart

Hunter Power Station (750 MW · 2 units)
Colongra (724 MW · 4 units)
Uranquinty (692 MW · 4 units)
Mortlake (584 MW · 2 units)
Oakey Power Station (346 MW · 2 units)
Tallawarra B (320 MW)
Laverton North (312 MW · 2 units)
Valley Power (300 MW · 6 units)
Hallett GT (277 MW)
Quarantine (234 MW · 5 units)
Jeeralang B (228 MW · 3 units)
Jeeralang A (212 MW · 4 units)
Barker Inlet Power Station (210 MW)
Somerton (170 MW)
Dry Creek GT (156 MW · 3 units)
Snapper Point Power Station (154 MW)
Bolivar Power Station (128 MW)
Smithfield Energy Facility (126 MW)
Bell Bay Three (120 MW · 3 units)
Bairnsdale (94 MW · 2 units)
Mintaro GT (90 MW)
Ladbroke Grove (80 MW · 2 units)
Roma (80 MW · 2 units)
Tamar Valley Peaking (58 MW)
Barcaldine Power Station (37 MW)
Traralgon Network Support Station (10 MW)
Hallam Road (9 MW)
Ti Tree Bioenergy (3 MW)
Jacks Gully (2 MW)
Whitwood Road (1 MW)

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Gas baseload

8 power stations (12 dispatch units combined by site)

Sites in this chart

Torrens Island B (800 MW · 4 units)
Pelican Point (529 MW)
Newport (500 MW)
Tallawarra (400 MW)
Townsville Power Station (244 MW · 2 units)
Tamar Valley Combined Cycle (208 MW)
Osborne (180 MW)
Yarwun 1 (180 MW)

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BESS

36 power stations (37 dispatch units combined by site) — largest sites shown individually; smaller sites grouped as Other

Sites in this chart

Waratah Super Battery (850 MW)
Ulinda Park BESS (310 MW · 2 units)
Tarong BESS - Stanwell (300 MW)
Victorian Big Battery (300 MW)
Supernode BESS (260 MW)
Torrens Island BESS (251 MW)
Hazelwood Battery Energy Storage System (HBESS) (200 MW)
Blyth BESS (200 MW)
Greenbank BESS (200 MW)
Rangebank BESS (200 MW)
Koorangie Energy Storage System (185 MW)
Hornsdale Power Reserve Unit 1 (150 MW)
Capital Battery (100 MW)
Chinchilla BESS (100 MW)
LaTrobe Valley BESS (100 MW)
Wandoan South BESS (100 MW)
Riverina Energy Storage System 2 (65 MW)
Riverina Energy Storage System 1 (60 MW)
Bouldercombe Battery project (50 MW)
Broken Hill (50 MW)
Wallgrove Grid Battery project (50 MW)
Tailem Bend Battery Project (42 MW)
Ballarat Energy Storage System (30 MW)
Dalrymple BESS (30 MW)
Gannawarra Energy Storage System (25 MW)
Darlington Point Energy Storage System (25 MW)
Lake Bonney Battery Energy Storage (25 MW)
Bulgana Green Power Hub - BESS (20 MW)
LINCOLN GAP BESSBDU (10 MW)
Queanbeyan BESS (10 MW)

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Wind

94 power stations (101 dispatch units combined by site) — largest sites shown individually; smaller sites grouped as Other

Sites in this chart

MacIntyre Wind Farm (351 MW)
Golden Plains Wind Farm East (287 MW · 3 units)
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm (201 MW)
Coopers Gap Wind Farm (172 MW)
Clarke Creek Wind Farm (171 MW · 2 units)
Macarthur Wind Farm (160 MW)
Rye Park Wind Farm (151 MW)
Dundonnell Wind Farm (128 MW · 3 units)
Moorabool Wind Farm (119 MW)
Berrybank Wind Farm (110 MW · 2 units)
Sapphire Wind Farm (103 MW)
Snowtown S2 Wind Farm (103 MW · 2 units)
Wambo Wind Farm (96 MW)
Ararat Wind Farm (91 MW)
Collector (86 MW)
Murra Warra Wind Farm - stage 1 (86 MW)
Ryan Corner Wind Farm (83 MW)
Goyder South Wind Farm 1A (79 MW)
Murra Warra Wind Farm - stage 2 (79 MW)
Bulgana Green Power Hub - Wind Farm (78 MW)
Goyder South Wind Farm 1B (77 MW)
Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park - Wind (76 MW)
Silverton Wind Farm (76 MW)
Waubra (73 MW)
Mount Emerald (69 MW)
White Rock Wind Farm - Stage 1 (67 MW)
Dulacca Wind Farm (66 MW)
Musselroe Wind Farm (64 MW)
Gullen Range Wind Farm (63 MW)
Bango 973 Wind Farm (60 MW)

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Solar

109 power stations (115 dispatch units combined by site) — largest sites shown individually; smaller sites grouped as Other

Sites in this chart

Wellington North Solar Farm (Lightsource) (122 MW)
New England Solar Farm (112 MW · 2 units)
Stubbo Solar Farm (112 MW · 2 units)
Western Downs Green Power Hub P/L (112 MW)
Aldoga Solar Farm (108 MW)
Culcairn Solar Farm (98 MW)
Walla Walla Solar Farm (85 MW · 2 units)
Wollar Solar Farm (78 MW)
Darlington Point Solar Farm (77 MW)
Avonlie Solar Farm (71 MW)
Limondale Solar Farm 1 (64 MW)
Sunraysia Solar Farm (64 MW)
Woolooga Solar Farm (62 MW)
Columboola Solar Farm (61 MW)
Wellington Solar Farm (61 MW)
Kiamal Solar Farm - Stage 1 (56 MW)
Edenvale Solar Park (50 MW)
Daydream Solar Farm (47 MW)
Finley Solar Farm (46 MW)
Wandoan South Solar Stage 1 (45 MW)
Coleambally Solar Farm (42 MW)
Suntop Solar Farm (42 MW)
Bluegrass Solar Farm (41 MW)
Sun Metals Corporation Solar Farm (40 MW)
Bungala One Solar Farm (38 MW)
Bungala Two Solar Farm (38 MW)
Metz Solar Farm (38 MW)
Haughton Solar Farm Stage 1 (37 MW)
Glenrowan West Solar Farm (37 MW)
Ross River Solar Farm (36 MW)

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Hydro

57 power stations (66 dispatch units combined by site) — largest sites shown individually; smaller sites grouped as Other

Sites in this chart

Tumut 3 (1,500 MW)
Murray 1 (950 MW)
Upper Tumut (616 MW)
Wivenhoe (570 MW · 2 units)
Gordon (432 MW)
Bogong / Mackay (300 MW)
Poatina (300 MW · 2 units)
Shoalhaven (247 MW)
Reece (231 MW · 2 units)
Dartmouth (185 MW)
Catagunya / Liapootah / Wayatinah (177 MW)
John Butters (144 MW)
Eildon (135 MW · 2 units)
Tungatinah (125 MW)
Trevallyn (93 MW)
Tarraleah (90 MW)
Kareeya (86 MW · 4 units)
Cethana (85 MW)
Tribute (83 MW)
Lemonthyme / Wilmot (82 MW)
Blowering (80 MW)
Bastyan (80 MW)
Mackintosh (80 MW)
Barron Gorge (70 MW · 2 units)
West Kiewa (68 MW · 2 units)
Devils Gate (60 MW)
Guthega (60 MW)
Fisher (43 MW)
Meadowbank (40 MW)
Burrinjuck (34 MW)

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Others

20 power stations (24 dispatch units combined by site)

Sites in this chart

Mt Stuart (424 MW · 3 units)
Snuggery (84 MW · 2 units)
Port Lincoln GT (74 MW · 2 units)
Port Stanvac 1 (57 MW)
Broken Hill GT (50 MW)
Angaston (46 MW)
Eraring GT (42 MW)
Broadwater (38 MW)
Tully Sugar Mill (32 MW)
Condong (30 MW)
Rocky Point Sugar Mill Cogeneration Plant (30 MW)
Hunter EconomicZone (21 MW)
Lonsdale (20 MW)
Woodlawn Bioreactor Energy Generation (8 MW)
Mugga Lane Renewable Hybrid (6 MW)
Brooklyn LFG U1-3 (3 MW)
Browns Plains (2 MW)
Ballarat Base Hospital Plant (2 MW)
West Illawarra Leagues Club (1 MW)
Tatiara Meats (1 MW)

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In-service plant with a registered DUID, including recently commissioned units and those with an announced closure date while still operating. Wind and solar chart values are nameplate × capacity factor when that toggle is on. Coloured lines show indicative NEM peak demand for all three AEMO 2024 ISP scenarios (Step Change, Progressive Change, Green Energy Exports). Headroom uses Step Change. Capacity steps down at each unit's expected closure year (or 2050 when no closure is published).