Adelaide Desalination Plant (ADPBA1)

BESS · South Australian Water Corporation · Storage - Battery

Dispatch stats Financials
In Service SA1 Other - Other NEM data · 24 hours
8/13 MW
Registered nameplate capacity / storage
24 hours revenue
$-633
Capacity factor
-4.1%
Revenue / MWh
—
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh
MLF
1.0037

Stats window 29 May 2026 04:00 → 30 May 2026 04:00 AEST

Key information
Capacity
8 MW / 13 MWh
Status In Service
Lifecycle Operating
Region SA1
DUID ADPBA1
Owner South Australian Water Corporation
Commissioned May 2022
Expected closure 2025-07-02
Closure date —
Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Other - Other
Battery OEM —
Battery platform / chemistry —
Inverter OEM —
Inverter / PCS model —

Dispatch & revenue

29 May 2026 04:00 → 30 May 2026 04:00 AEST

Revenue (× MLF)
$-633
Dispatched
-7.6 MWh
Available
136.2 MWh
Curtailed
143.8 MWh
Curtailment
105.6%
of available
MLF used
1.0037
end of period

Energy flow

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

Revenue (× MLF)

Estimated $ per interval using regional RRP and MLF effective on each day.

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).
  • Revenue (× MLF) — cleared MW × (5/60 h) × RRP × MLF. Chart uses MLF effective on each interval’s date; summary total uses MLF as at the end of the selected period (same as the revenue list).
  • 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
—
Capex / MWh storage
—
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