Bluegrass Solar Farm (BLUEGSF1)

Solar · X-Elio Australia Pty Ltd · Solar PV - Single axis tracking

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service QLD1 Solar - Solar NEM data · 30 days
148 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
30 days revenue
$477.4k
Capacity factor
12.8%
Revenue / MWh
$35.12
Est. SRMC
$0.29/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. QLD1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Key information
Capacity
148 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

X-ELIO 2022 / pv magazine Australia 2022: Blue Grass Solar Farm achieved full commercial operations in Nov 2022.

Region QLD1
Coordinates -26.70700, 150.43900 (AI)

X-ELIO / Powerlink: site is near Chinchilla in Western Downs, Queensland, about 14 km from Chinchilla (exact site coordinates not stated in provided sources).

MLF 0.9543
DUID BLUEGSF1
Owner X-Elio Australia Pty Ltd
Commissioned Jun 2023
Expected closure 2057
Closure date —
Technology Solar PV - Single axis tracking
Fuel Solar - Solar
Module OEM —
Module / inverter supplier —
Inverter OEM —
Inverter model —
Equipment confidence low
Stats window
14 May 2026 19:35 → 13 Jun 2026 19:35 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

14 May 2026 19:35 → 13 Jun 2026 19:35 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$477.4k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
13,593.0 MWh
Available
13,453.8 MWh
Curtailed
— MWh
Curtailment
0.0%
of available
MLF used
0.9543
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
2024-07-01 0.9433
2025-07-01 0.9543

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
Solar (tracking)
Capacity
148 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.29/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$251.17M

Shown in table
$251.17M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$215.00M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Government-backed financier corroboration that project investment exceeded $200 million.

Reference
Blue Grass Solar Farm targets ultra-low cost solar (medium confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$1,697,083

Shown in table
$1.70M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.45M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Calculated from the owner-reported project investment and reported 200 MW project size.

Reference
X-ELIO’s largest Australian solar farm reaches Financial Close (high confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$3.46M

Shown in table
$3.46M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$2.96M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$23,364

Shown in table
$23.4k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$20.0k (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Server-side default used because no plant-specific solar PV fixed O&M figure was found in the searched sources.
Variable OPEX / MWh
$0.29

Shown in table
$0.29 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.25 (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Server-side default used because no plant-specific solar PV variable O&M figure was found in the searched sources.
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

Confidence: high · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: reported · AI checked 05 Jun 2026

Notes
Plant-specific reported greenfield investment of $215 million was found for the 200 MW Blue Grass Solar Farm. This is the project-level construction/investment figure reported by X-ELIO/CEFC; the site’s registered DUID output appears to relate to a 148 MW unit share, so capex_per_mw_aud is calculated on the 200 MW project capacity reported in sources, not the DUID capacity. No separate refurbishment cost identified. The project was officially opened in November 2022.

Sources