Clare Solar Farm (CLARESF1)

Solar · Clare Asset Co Pty Ltd ATF Clare Asset Trust · Solar PV - Single axis tracking

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service QLD1 Solar - Solar NEM data · 30 days
110 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
30 days revenue
$834.6k
Capacity factor
20.5%
Revenue / MWh
$51.12
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh

Energy flow

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

Key information
Capacity
110 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

Power Technology / GlobalData 2024-10-21: project entered commercial operation in May 2018; listed as active.

Region QLD1
Coordinates -19.86200, 147.18300 (AI)

Potentia Energy project page: located approximately 7 km southwest of Clare and 75 km south south-east of Townsville, Queensland.

MLF 0.9363
DUID CLARESF1
Owner Clare Asset Co Pty Ltd ATF Clare Asset Trust
Commissioned —
Expected closure 2047
Closure date —
Technology Solar PV - Single axis tracking
Fuel Solar - Solar
Module OEM Trina Solar
Module / inverter supplier PV modules / inverter supplier
Inverter OEM Ingeteam
Inverter model NGECON® SUN PowerMax
Equipment confidence high
Stats window
15 May 2026 02:50 → 14 Jun 2026 02:50 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

15 May 2026 02:50 → 14 Jun 2026 02:50 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$834.6k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
16,326.2 MWh
Available
16,999.0 MWh
Curtailed
805.2 MWh
Curtailment
4.7%
of available
MLF used
0.9363
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 0.9116
2025-07-01 0.9363

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
110 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$262.43M

Shown in table
$262.43M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$190.00M (2016 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Reported EPC contract value for Clare Solar Farm used as proxy for original construction cost.

Reference
Downer EDI awarded Clare Solar Farm contract (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$2,377,092

Shown in table
$2.38M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.72M (2016 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Derived capex per MW using the reported EPC value and the capacity provided by the user.

Reference
Downer EDI awarded Clare Solar Farm contract (medium confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$4.27M

Shown in table
$4.27M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$3.09M (2016 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$38,674

Shown in table
$38.7k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$28.0k (2016 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Benchmark fixed O&M for utility-scale solar PV used as fallback.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026
Variable OPEX / MWh
$0.00

Shown in table
$0.00 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.00 (2016 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Solar PV variable O&M is treated as included in fixed costs; represented as zero here.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review Report - Solar (medium confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

How this was derived
Solar PV does not use a thermal heat rate.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

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

Notes
Project-specific EPC contract value of $190 million was reported in December 2016 for the 100 MW Clare Solar Farm; this is used as a proxy for greenfield CAPEX because a plant-specific total project cost announcement was not found. The site is a utility-scale single-axis tracking PV plant. Fixed O&M uses an AEMO/Aurecon benchmark for utility-scale solar PV; variable O&M is treated as nil for solar. Capacity used for per-MW calculation is the registered 110.4 MW supplied by the user, so the per-MW figure is an approximation rather than the original contract capacity basis.

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