Broadwater (BWTR1)

Other Generators · Cape Byron Management PTY LTD · Turbine - Steam Sub Critical

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service NSW1 Renewable Biomass or Waste - Biomass NEM data · 24 hours
38 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
24 hours revenue
$12.0k
Capacity factor
23.5%
Revenue / MWh
$55.90
Est. SRMC
$124.22/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. NSW1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Key information
Capacity
38 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

Quinbrook project page for Broadwater says commissioned in 2008 and Cape Byron Management purchased and continued operation thereafter (quinbrook.com, 2026).

Region NSW1
Coordinates -29.01750, 153.44500 (AI)

Global Energy Monitor Broadwater power station entry shows coordinates -29.0175, 153.445 (gem.wiki, 2026).

MLF 0.9518
DUID BWTR1
Owner Cape Byron Management PTY LTD
Commissioned —
Expected closure 2038
Closure date —
Technology Turbine - Steam Sub Critical
Fuel Renewable Biomass or Waste - Biomass
Plant supplier Cape Byron Management
Boiler / turbine equipment Steam turbine / biomass boiler plant
Equipment confidence medium
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)
$12.0k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
214.0 MWh
Available
— MWh
Curtailed
— MWh
Curtailment
—
of available
MLF used
0.9518
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 0.9742
2025-07-01 0.9518

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
Biomass
Capacity
38 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$124.22/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$382.17M

Shown in table
$382.17M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$240.00M (2008 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Provides a reported construction cost for the two-site package; not clearly attributable to Broadwater alone, so treated cautiously.

Reference
Cape Byron Power Cogeneration (NSW) (medium confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$10,056,990

Shown in table
$10.06M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$6.32M (2008 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$11.00M

Shown in table
$11.00M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$10.73M (2025 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$289,493

Shown in table
$289.5k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$282.5k (2025 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Best available AEMO biomass proxy fixed O&M.

Reference
2025 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Variable OPEX / MWh
$14.47

Shown in table
$14.47 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$14.12 (2025 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Best available AEMO biomass proxy variable O&M.

Reference
2025 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Fuel cost / GJ
$8.20

Shown in table
$8.20 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$8.00 (2025 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Internal fallback used because no source-backed fuel supply price was found in search results.
Heat rate GJ/MWh
13.39

Shown in table
$13.39 (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
Used as the closest AEMO published biomass heat-rate proxy.

Reference
Heat rates: encapsulates the efficiency of thermal generators (medium confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026

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

Notes
Broadwater is an operating 38 MW biomass cogeneration plant. A secondary source states the Cape Byron Power cogeneration sites at Condong and Broadwater cost in the region of $240M when constructed in 2008; this appears to refer to the two-site package rather than Broadwater alone, so capex_total_aud is treated as an imprecise reported proxy and source confidence is medium. AEMO materials identify Broadwater as a 38 MW biomass facility; AEMO heat-rate data lists a 'New Biomass' static heat rate of 13.39 GJ/MWh, used as the best available biomass proxy. O&M values use AEMO/GHD 2025 biomass estimates as proxy assumptions.

Sources