Owner: BWF Nominees Pty Ltd as trustee for the BWF Trust
Status:
Technology Type: Wind Turbine - Onshore
Fuel Type: Wind - Wind
DUID: BANGOWF1
Capacity: 0 MW
Full Commercial Use Date:
Expected Closure Year:
Closure Date:
29 May 2026 04:00 → 30 May 2026 04:00 AEST · data through 30 May 2026, 04:00
Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. NSW1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.
Estimated $ per interval using regional RRP and MLF effective on each day.
UNIT_SOLUTION (5‑minute intervals). Intervention intervals excluded.dispatch_price RRP matched by settlement time and NEM region (from generator registry).| Effective from | MLF |
|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | 0.9047 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.9226 |
| Capex total | $325.82M |
|---|---|
| Capex / MW | $2,049,180 |
| Capex / MWh storage | — |
| Fixed OPEX (annual) | $3.98M |
| Fixed OPEX / MW-yr | $25,000 |
| Variable OPEX / MWh | $0.00 |
| Fuel cost / GJ | — |
| Heat rate GJ/MWh | — |
Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: estimated · AI checked 04 Jun 2026
Notes: The only specific capex found was for the overall Bango Wind Farm project: AUD 500 million total project value for a 244 MW construction-ready project. Because BANGOWF1 is the 159 MW Bango 973 feeder within the full Bango project, capex_total_aud has been pro-rated as 159/244 of AUD 500 million. Fixed and variable O&M are not disclosed for Bango; the values use the AEMO/Aurecon 2024 onshore wind benchmark of AUD 28,000/MW-year and variable O&M included in fixed O&M. The planning Environmental Management Strategy states a 25-year operational phase, while the current Squadron project page says wind turbine design life will be at least 30 years; use 25 years for conservative financial/economic modelling and note possible repowering/life extension. No major refurbishment is reported as completed; decommissioning or upgrades/repowering are expected at end of operational life.
[AI 2026-06-04] BANGOWF1 is the larger DUID within the 244 MW Bango Wind Farm project. The only located capex figure is a reported project-level value of A$500 million for the 244 MW Bango Wind Farm at financial close in 2019; capex_total_aud is prorated to BANGOWF1 using 159 MW / 244 MW. Fixed and variable O&M are not project-specific; they use CSIRO GenCost 2023-24 onshore wind defaults of A$25/kW-year fixed O&M and A$0/MWh variable O&M. Asset life has conflicting project sources: the 2022 Environmental Management Strategy states an expected 25-year operational phase, while the current Squadron project page says turbine design life is at least 30 years and then repower or decommission. No major refurbishment has been found; closure/decommissioning is expected at end of useful life unless repowered.
Model: gpt-5.5 · Reasoning: medium · Fetched 04 Jun 2026 08:06 · ID: resp_01cbb31a9d62add6006a20a4e1631c8195a82ae8520d91ba97
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"notes": "BANGOWF1 is the larger DUID within the 244 MW Bango Wind Farm project. The only located capex figure is a reported project-level value of A$500 million for the 244 MW Bango Wind Farm at financial close in 2019; capex_total_aud is prorated to BANGOWF1 using 159 MW / 244 MW. Fixed and variable O&M are not project-specific; they use CSIRO GenCost 2023-24 onshore wind defaults of A$25/kW-year fixed O&M and A$0/MWh variable O&M. Asset life has conflicting project sources: the 2022 Environmental Management Strategy states an expected 25-year operational phase, while the current Squadron project page says turbine design life is at least 30 years and then repower or decommission. No major refurbishment has been found; closure/decommissioning is expected at end of useful life unless repowered."
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"value_text": "Reported project value A$500 million for the full 244 MW Bango Wind Farm; BANGOWF1 estimate prorated by 159/244.",
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"source_url": "https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/26299-bango-wind-farm-reaches-financial-close",
"source_title": "Bango Wind Farm reaches financial close",
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"field_name": "capex_year",
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"source_title": "Bango Wind Farm reaches financial close",
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"raw_excerpt": "Deal: CWP Renewables has been advised by Thomson Geer on its Bango Wind Farm development, which has now reached financial close. ... project documents ... including EPC and FSA contracts with GE, connection agreements with TransGrid and a PPA with Snowy Hydro.",
"ai_summary": "The 2019 financial close article identifies the relevant capex year and broad project scope."
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"value_text": "AEMO lists BANGOWF1 Bango 973 Wind Farm maximum capacity as 155 MW in its 2023 curtailment table; the user-supplied capacity is 159 MW and Nemstats reports 159 MW. The financial model uses 159 MW as provided.",
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"source_url": "https://www.aemo.com.au/-/media/files/electricity/nem/planning_and_forecasting/enhanced-locational-information/a3-new-south-wales.pdf",
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"ai_summary": "AEMO confirms the DUID and generator name, although its published maximum capacity differs slightly from the user-provided 159 MW."
},
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"field_name": "fixed_opex_per_mw_year_aud",
"value_text": "CSIRO GenCost 2023-24 default fixed O&M for onshore wind represented as 25.0 A$/kW-year, converted to A$25,000/MW-year.",
"value_numeric": 25000,
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"source_title": "nemo.costs.gencost API documentation",
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"confidence": "medium",
"raw_excerpt": "Fixed O&M (FOM) costs ... tech.Wind: 25.0",
"ai_summary": "The NEMO documentation implements CSIRO GenCost series defaults and gives an onshore wind fixed O&M value of 25.0, interpreted as A$/kW-year."
},
{
"field_name": "fixed_opex_annual_aud",
"value_text": "Estimated as 159 MW × A$25,000/MW-year = A$3.975 million per year.",
"value_numeric": 3975000,
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"source_url": "https://nemo.ozlabs.org/pdoc/costs/gencost.html",
"source_title": "nemo.costs.gencost API documentation",
"publisher": "NEMO / CSIRO GenCost data implementation",
"published_date": "2024",
"confidence": "medium",
"raw_excerpt": "Fixed O&M (FOM) costs ... tech.Wind: 25.0",
"ai_summary": "Annual fixed opex is calculated from the GenCost default and BANGOWF1 capacity."
},
{
"field_name": "variable_opex_per_mwh_aud",
"value_text": "CSIRO GenCost 2023-24 default variable O&M for onshore wind represented as A$0/MWh.",
"value_numeric": 0,
"unit": "AUD/MWh",
"source_url": "https://nemo.ozlabs.org/pdoc/costs/gencost.html",
"source_title": "nemo.costs.gencost API documentation",
"publisher": "NEMO / CSIRO GenCost data implementation",
"published_date": "2024",
"confidence": "medium",
"raw_excerpt": "Variable O&M (VOM) costs ... tech.Wind: 0",
"ai_summary": "No project-specific VOM was located, so the GenCost onshore wind default of zero is used."
},
{
"field_name": "fuel_cost_per_gj_aud",
"value_text": "Not applicable: wind generation has no ongoing fuel requirement; fuel cost per GJ is not meaningful for this plant.",
"value_numeric": null,
"unit": "AUD/GJ",
"source_url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_departments/Parliamentary_Library/Research/Research_Papers/2020-21/AustralianElectricityOptionsWind",
"source_title": "Australian electricity options: wind",
"publisher": "Parliament of Australia",
"published_date": "2020-12-15",
"confidence": "high",
"raw_excerpt": "The main benefits of wind farms include having no ongoing fuel requirement and not producing greenhouse gas emissions or other pollutants while generating electricity.",
"ai_summary": "A parliamentary research paper supports treating wind fuel cost as not applicable."
},
{
"field_name": "fuel_contract_notes",
"value_text": "Snowy Hydro PPA for 100 MW over 15 years; Woolworths and Transurban also signed PPAs. These are offtake contracts, not fuel contracts.",
"value_numeric": null,
"unit": null,
"source_url": "https://squadronenergy.com/news/squadron-energy-officially-opens-bango-wind-farm-powering-144-000-homes/",
"source_title": "Squadron Energy officially opens Bango Wind Farm, powering 144,000 homes",
"publisher": "Squadron Energy",
"published_date": "2023-04-28",
"confidence": "high",
"raw_excerpt": "Woolworths agreed to purchase electricity from Bango for around 30 per cent of its NSW energy needs ... Snowy Hydro and Transurban have also signed power purchase agreements to buy electricity from Bango Wind Farm.",
"ai_summary": "Official owner announcement identifies the corporate offtakers for Bango Wind Farm."
},
{
"field_name": "fuel_contract_notes",
"value_text": "Snowy Hydro PPA reported as 100 MW over 15 years.",
"value_numeric": 15,
"unit": "years",
"source_url": "https://squadronenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Bango/PDF/CCC-minutes/Minutes-from-BWF-CCC_17-January-2019.pdf",
"source_title": "Bango Wind Farm CCC Meeting Minutes – 17 January 2019",
"publisher": "Bango Wind Farm / Community Consultative Committee",
"published_date": "2019-01-17",
"confidence": "medium",
"raw_excerpt": "A power agreement has been secured with Snowy Hydro for 100MW over 15 years",
"ai_summary": "Community consultation minutes provide the capacity and tenor of the Snowy Hydro offtake arrangement."
},
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"field_name": "heat_rate_gj_per_mwh",
"value_text": "Not applicable for wind generation because no thermal fuel is consumed.",
"value_numeric": null,
"unit": "GJ/MWh",
"source_url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_departments/Parliamentary_Library/Research/Research_Papers/2020-21/AustralianElectricityOptionsWind",
"source_title": "Australian electricity options: wind",
"publisher": "Parliament of Australia",
"published_date": "2020-12-15",
"confidence": "high",
"raw_excerpt": "The main benefits of wind farms include having no ongoing fuel requirement",
"ai_summary": "Because wind turbines do not consume thermal fuel, heat rate is not applicable."
},
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"field_name": "efficiency_pct",
"value_text": "Not applicable for wind generation; thermal efficiency is not a meaningful operating assumption for a wind turbine generator.",
"value_numeric": null,
"unit": "%",
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"source_title": "Australian electricity options: wind",
"publisher": "Parliament of Australia",
"published_date": "2020-12-15",
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"ai_summary": "Thermal efficiency is not applicable where there is no thermal fuel conversion process."
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"field_name": "emissions_intensity_tco2_mwh",
"value_text": "Operational direct emissions assumption set to 0 tCO2/MWh for wind generation.",
"value_numeric": 0,
"unit": "tCO2/MWh",
"source_url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_departments/Parliamentary_Library/Research/Research_Papers/2020-21/AustralianElectricityOptionsWind",
"source_title": "Australian electricity options: wind",
"publisher": "Parliament of Australia",
"published_date": "2020-12-15",
"confidence": "high",
"raw_excerpt": "The main benefits of wind farms include ... not producing greenhouse gas emissions or other pollutants while generating electricity.",
"ai_summary": "The parliamentary research paper supports a zero direct operational emissions assumption for wind generation."
},
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"field_name": "emissions_intensity_tco2_mwh",
"value_text": "Owner reports Bango produces 748 GWh annually and prevents 543,000 tonnes CO2 annually, implying avoided emissions of about 0.726 tCO2/MWh against displaced grid/fossil generation, not direct plant emissions.",
"value_numeric": 0.726,
"unit": "tCO2/MWh",
"source_url": "https://squadronenergy.com/our-projects/bango-wind-farm/",
"source_title": "Bango Wind Farm",
"publisher": "Squadron Energy",
"published_date": "2026-06-01",
"confidence": "high",
"raw_excerpt": "244MW Maximum capacity ... 748GWhs Annual output ... 543k Tonnes of emissions avoided",
"ai_summary": "This is an avoided-emissions metric, included to avoid confusing avoided emissions with direct operational emissions."
},
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"field_name": "asset_life_years",
"value_text": "Current owner project page states turbine design life will be at least 30 years; at end of useful life turbines and electrical equipment will be replaced/repowered or decommissioned.",
"value_numeric": 30,
"unit": "years",
"source_url": "https://squadronenergy.com/our-projects/bango-wind-farm/",
"source_title": "Bango Wind Farm",
"publisher": "Squadron Energy",
"published_date": "2026-06-01",
"confidence": "high",
"raw_excerpt": "The design life of the wind turbines will be at least 30 years. At the end of their useful life, the wind turbines and electrical equipment will be either replaced and the wind farm repowered, or the project will be decommissioned, and the site returned to its original use at the expense of the project.",
"ai_summary": "This is the preferred current owner source for asset life and end-of-life treatment."
},
{
"field_name": "asset_life_years",
"value_text": "Environmental Management Strategy states operational phase expected duration is 25 years, with decommissioning or upgrades to extend operational life at end of life.",
"value_numeric": 25,
"unit": "years",
"source_url": "https://majorprojects.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/prweb/PRRestService/mp/01/getContent?AttachRef=RFI-44997279%2120221222T025714.086+GMT",
"source_title": "Bango Wind Farm - Environmental Management Strategy",
"publisher": "NSW Planning Portal / Bango Wind Farm Pty Ltd",
"published_date": "2022-12-22",
"confidence": "high",
"raw_excerpt": "The Wind Farm operational phase expected to have a duration of 25 years. At the end of the operational life, the wind turbines and infrastructure may be decommissioned. Alternatively, upgrades may be made to the wind farm infrastructure to extend the operational life of the development.",
"ai_summary": "This project management document conflicts with the later owner page by indicating a 25-year operational phase expectation."
},
{
"field_name": "major_refurbishment_or_closure_notes",
"value_text": "No major refurbishment found. End-of-life options are repowering/replacement or decommissioning; no fixed closure date found in preferred official sources.",
"value_numeric": null,
"unit": null,
"source_url": "https://majorprojects.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/prweb/PRRestService/mp/01/getContent?AttachRef=SSD-6686-PA-43%2120220729T021549.823+GMT",
"source_title": "Bango Wind Farm Project Traffic Management Plan",
"publisher": "NSW Planning Portal / Bango Wind Farm Pty Ltd",
"published_date": "2022-07-29",
"confidence": "medium",
"raw_excerpt": "The life span of a Wind Farm is usually 25 to 30 years, after which time there would be an option to either decommission the site and restore the area to its previous state, or to upgrade the equipment and extend the Wind Farm’s operational life.",
"ai_summary": "Project traffic management documentation describes expected decommissioning or upgrade options but no specific closure date."
},
{
"field_name": "operations_and_maintenance",
"value_text": "GE contracted under Full Services Agreement to operate and maintain turbines; TransGrid owns/manages the substation.",
"value_numeric": null,
"unit": null,
"source_url": "https://majorprojects.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/prweb/PRRestService/mp/01/getContent?AttachRef=RFI-44997279%2120221222T025714.086+GMT",
"source_title": "Bango Wind Farm - Environmental Management Strategy",
"publisher": "NSW Planning Portal / Bango Wind Farm Pty Ltd",
"published_date": "2022-12-22",
"confidence": "high",
"raw_excerpt": "GE is contracted by BWF under a Full Services Agreement (FSA) to operate and maintain the wind turbines. Full operation of the wind farm is expected to commence in late 2022 or early 2023.",
"ai_summary": "This source identifies the project-specific O&M contracting arrangement, although it does not disclose O&M cost."
},
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"field_name": "generator_identity",
"value_text": "BANGOWF1 / Bango 973 Wind Farm, owner BWF Nominees Pty Ltd as trustee for the BWF Trust, in service, wind turbine onshore, fuel wind, capacity 159 MW, full commercial use date 2022-09-01.",
"value_numeric": 159,
"unit": "MW",
"source_url": "https://nemstats.com.au/generator.php?short_url=bango-973-wind-farm---wind-turbine---onshore---bangowf1",
"source_title": "Australian NEM Generators - Bango 973 Wind Farm",
"publisher": "Nemstats",
"published_date": "2026-02-01",
"confidence": "medium",
"raw_excerpt": "Owner: BWF Nominees Pty Ltd as trustee for the BWF Trust ... DUID: BANGOWF1 ... Capacity: 159 MW ... Full Commercial Use Date: 2022-09-01",
"ai_summary": "Nemstats reproduces generator-register style identity fields consistent with the user-supplied DUID and ownership data."
}
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"Reported capex is for the full 244 MW Bango Wind Farm project, not specifically BANGOWF1; the BANGOWF1 capex total is a pro-rata estimate using 159 MW / 244 MW.",
"No project-specific fixed O&M or variable O&M cost disclosure was found; GenCost onshore wind defaults are used and marked as estimates/defaults.",
"Fuel cost per GJ, heat rate and thermal efficiency are not applicable to wind generation.",
"Asset life sources conflict: current Squadron page says design life at least 30 years; 2022 Environmental Management Strategy says expected operational phase of 25 years.",
"AEMO published maximum capacity for BANGOWF1 appears as 155 MW in the cited curtailment appendix, while the user and Nemstats state 159 MW; financial calculations use the user-provided 159 MW."
]
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