Bulgana Green Power Hub - BESS (BULBES1)

BESS · Bulgana Wind Farm Pty Ltd · Storage - Battery

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service VIC1 Other - Other NEM data · 30 days
20/34 MW
Registered nameplate capacity / storage
30 days revenue
$5.0k
Capacity factor
-3.6%
Revenue / MWh
—
Est. SRMC
$1.98/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. VIC1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Key information
Capacity
20 MW / 34 MWh

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

Energy-Storage.News 2022: Neoen started full commercial operations at Bulgana Green Power Hub with the 20MW/34MWh BESS.

Region VIC1
Coordinates -37.06700, 142.76200 (AI)

Bulgana Green Power Hub website: located approximately 11 km east of Stawell, Victoria / Joel South.

MLF 0.8907
DUID BULBES1
Owner Bulgana Wind Farm Pty Ltd
Commissioned Nov 2021
Expected closure 2049
Closure date —
Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Other - Other
Battery OEM Tesla
Battery platform / chemistry Lithium-ion battery
Inverter OEM —
Inverter / PCS model —
Equipment confidence high
Stats window
15 May 2026 01:10 → 14 Jun 2026 01:10 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

15 May 2026 01:10 → 14 Jun 2026 01:10 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$5.0k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$2.2k
FCAS volume
23,472.6 MWh
Dispatched
-512.6 MWh
Available
11,600.4 MWh
Curtailed
12,118.1 MWh
Curtailment
104.5%
of available
MLF used
0.8907
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
2024-09-13 0.8733
2025-07-01 0.8907

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 (BESS)
Capacity
20 MW / 34 MWh
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.98/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$462.96M

Shown in table
$462.96M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$350.00M (2018 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Official developer announcement giving the total project cost for the integrated Bulgana Green Power Hub.

Reference
Neoen to break ground on Bulgana Green Power Hub (high confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MWh storage derived
$13,616,558

Shown in table
$13.62M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$10.29M (2018 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Derived allocation of the reported integrated project cost to the battery DUID energy capacity.

Reference
Neoen to break ground on Bulgana Green Power Hub (medium confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$661.4k

Shown in table
$661.4k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$500.0k (2018 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$33,069

Shown in table
$33.1k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$25.0k (2018 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No plant-specific fixed O&M source found in web search; default used.
Variable OPEX / MWh
$1.98

Shown in table
$1.98 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.50 (2018 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No plant-specific variable O&M source found in web search; default used.
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

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

Notes
Plant-specific reported project financing/cost of approximately A$350 million for the integrated Bulgana Green Power Hub (194 MW wind + 20 MW battery). This figure appears to cover the full hybrid project, not the battery-only DUID share; capex_per_mw_aud and capex_per_mwh_aud are therefore simple allocated calculations using the full project cost against the battery unit's registered 20 MW / 34 MWh capacity. Owner/operator on the source is Neoen, while the requested DUID owner is Bulgana Wind Farm Pty Ltd.

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