Cathedral Rocks (CATHROCK)

Wind · JV Cathedral Rock Investments Pty Ltd - Acciona Energy Australia Global Pty Ltd and EnergyAustralia Pty Ltd · Wind Turbine - Onshore

Operational AEMO: In Service SA1 Wind - Wind NEM data · 24 hours
62 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
24 hours revenue
$806
Capacity factor
11.3%
Revenue / MWh
$4.80
Est. SRMC
$0.53/MWh

Energy flow

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

Key information
Capacity
62 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

ACCIONA Energía community page, 2024: Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm has been fully operational since 2007.

Region SA1
Coordinates -34.85480, 135.58240 (AI)

Global Energy Observatory: Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm Australia coordinates latitude -34.8548, longitude 135.5824.

MLF 0.9467
DUID CATHROCK
Owner JV Cathedral Rock Investments Pty Ltd - Acciona Energy Australia Global Pty Ltd and EnergyAustralia Pty Ltd
Commissioned
Expected closure 2030
Closure date
Technology Wind Turbine - Onshore
Fuel Wind - Wind
Turbine OEM Vestas
Turbine model V80-2.0
Equipment confidence high
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)
$806
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
MWh
Dispatched
167.9 MWh
Available
91.6 MWh
Curtailed
MWh
Curtailment
0.0%
of available
MLF used
0.9467
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 pricedispatch_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 0.9309
2025-07-01 0.9467

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
Wind (onshore)
Capacity
62 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.53/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$264.90M

Shown in table
$264.90M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$160.00M (2007 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
ACCIONA states Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm project investment was $160 million AUD.

Reference
Cathedral Rocks wind farm | ACCIONA | Business as unusual (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

Capex refurbishment
Capex / MW derived
$4,272,591

Shown in table
$4.27M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$2.58M (2007 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

Fixed OPEX (annual)
$3.60M

Shown in table
$3.60M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$3.41M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$58,017

Shown in table
$58.0k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$55.0k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No plant-specific fixed O&M data found; used provided fallback default.

Variable OPEX / MWh
$0.53

Shown in table
$0.53 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.50 (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No plant-specific variable O&M data found; used provided fallback default.

Fuel cost / GJ
Heat rate GJ/MWh

Confidence: high · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: reported · AI checked 06 Jun 2026

Notes
Project investment of AUD 160 million reported by ACCIONA for Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm (62 MW, operational since 2007). EnergyAustralia identifies the site as a 62 MW joint venture wind farm fully operational since May 2007. No separate refurbishment cost located in this search.

Sources