Adelaide Desalination Plant (ADPBA1)

BESS · South Australian Water Corporation · Storage - Battery

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service SA1 Other - Other NEM data · 24 hours
8/13 MW
Registered nameplate capacity / storage
24 hours revenue
$353
Capacity factor
-0.9%
Revenue / MWh
—
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. SA1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Key information
Capacity
8 MW / 13 MWh

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

SA Water / ABC News 2020-2022 references to the Adelaide Desalination Plant solar-and-battery initiative and commissioning in 2022; AEMO shows In Service but project is now in commercial operation.

Region SA1
Coordinates -35.08700, 138.47800 (AI)

SMEC project page and ACCIONA project page place the Adelaide Desalination Plant at Lonsdale / Port Stanvac, south of Adelaide.

MLF 1.0037
DUID ADPBA1
Owner South Australian Water Corporation
Commissioned May 2022
Expected closure 2041
Closure date —
Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Other - Other
Battery OEM Tesla
Battery platform / chemistry Megapack
Inverter OEM Tesla
Inverter / PCS model Tesla inverter/PCS (integrated)
Equipment confidence low
Stats window
13 Jun 2026 00:00 → 13 Jun 2026 23:59 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

13 Jun 2026 00:00 → 13 Jun 2026 23:59 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$353
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$15
FCAS volume
275.8 MWh
Dispatched
-1.7 MWh
Available
144.0 MWh
Curtailed
145.7 MWh
Curtailment
101.2%
of available
MLF used
1.0037
end of period

Revenue (× MLF)

Estimated $ per interval — energy (RRP) and FCAS (regional FCAS prices), both × MLF.

Methodology & assumptions

  • Dispatch & availability — AEMO Next Day Dispatch UNIT_SOLUTION (5‑minute intervals). Intervention intervals excluded.
  • Regional price — dispatch_price RRP matched by settlement time and NEM region (from generator registry).
  • Energy revenue (× MLF) — cleared MW × (5/60 h) × RRP × MLF.
  • FCAS revenue & volume — cleared FCAS MW from DISPATCHLOAD (raise/lower 6s, 60s, 5min, reg) × (5/60 h) × regional FCAS price × MLF. Volume is total FCAS enablement MWh across services.
  • Curtailment — estimated economic curtailment when availability exceeds dispatch target: max(0, availability − cleared) × (5/60) MWh.
  • Not settlement — estimates only. AEMO settlement applies DLF, rebids, constraints, and other factors not modelled here.
MLF history (AEMO daily)
Effective fromMLF
2024-09-06 1.0025
2025-07-01 1.0037

Financial overview

2026 real AUD. Monetary values are CPI-adjusted to 2026 real Australian dollars. Greenfield capex uses AEMO benchmarks when plant-specific cost is unknown.
Type
Battery Storage
Capacity
8 MW / 13 MWh
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
—
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW
—
Fixed OPEX (annual)
—
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
—
Variable OPEX / MWh
—
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: estimated · AI checked 02 Jun 2026

Notes
Exact financial data for the Adelaide Desalination Plant is limited. Estimates based on typical battery storage projects have been used where specific data is unavailable.

Sources