Clements Gap - BESS (CGBESS01)

BESS · Pacific Hydro Clements Gap Pty Ltd · Storage - Battery

Development AEMO: Committed SA1 Other - Other NEM data · 7h
60/120 MW
Registered nameplate capacity / storage
7h revenue
$-2.7k
Capacity factor
-10.0%
Revenue / MWh
Est. SRMC
$1.58/MWh

Energy flow

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

Key information
Capacity
60 MW / 120 MWh

AEMO status Committed
Project status Development (AI)

Region SA1
Coordinates

MLF 1.0164
DUID CGBESS01
Owner Pacific Hydro Clements Gap Pty Ltd
Commissioned May 2026
Expected closure 2046
Closure date
Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Other - Other
Battery OEM
Battery platform / chemistry
Inverter OEM
Inverter / PCS model
Stats window
23 Jul 2026 00:00 → 23 Jul 2026 06:55 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

23 Jul 2026 00:00 → 23 Jul 2026 06:55 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$-2.7k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
MWh
Dispatched
-42.1 MWh
Available
112.7 MWh
Curtailed
154.9 MWh
Curtailment
137.5%
of available
MLF used
1.0164
end of period

Revenue (× MLF)

Estimated $ per interval — energy (RRP) and FCAS (regional FCAS prices), both × MLF.

🔋 State of charge

Stored energy at the start of each 5‑minute interval (AEMO INITIAL_ENERGY_STORAGE). Available up to the latest next‑day dispatch file.

136.6 MWh 114%
at 23 Jul 04:00 · of 120 MWh registered

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.
  • State of chargeINITIAL_ENERGY_STORAGE (MWh at interval start) from UNIT_SOLUTION, published for bidirectional/storage units. Next-day data — the SOC line lags real time by up to a day.
  • 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
2025-12-18 0.9992
2026-07-01 1.0164

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
60 MW / 120 MWh
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.58/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$105.49M

Shown in table
$105.49M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$100.00M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Reports the project investment as $100 million for the Clements Gap BESS.

Reference
Pacific Blue starts build of 60 MW battery in South Australia (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

Capex refurbishment
Capex / MWh storage derived
$879,044

Shown in table
$879.0k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$833.3k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Derived capex per MWh using the site page's 120 MWh capacity figure.

Reference
Clements Gap battery (medium confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

Fixed OPEX (annual)
$1.58M

Shown in table
$1.58M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.50M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$26,371

Shown in table
$26.4k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$25.0k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Server-side fallback default provided by user; not sourced from web.

Variable OPEX / MWh
$1.58

Shown in table
$1.58 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.50 (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Server-side fallback default provided by user; not sourced from web.

Fuel cost / GJ
Heat rate GJ/MWh

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

Notes
Pacific Blue stated the project is a $100 million, 60 MW / 130 MWh grid-scale battery at Clements Gap; this is a reported project investment figure. Later Pacific Blue material describes the battery as 60 MW / 120 MWh, so the reported cost is paired here with the announced 60 MW project capacity and the 2024 construction start year. Operational lifespan noted by Pacific Blue is 20 years.

Sources