Collector (COLWF01)

Wind · Ratch Australia · Wind Turbine - Onshore

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service NSW1 Wind - Wind NEM data · 30 days
227 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
30 days revenue
$2.50M
Capacity factor
25.5%
Revenue / MWh
$60.16
Est. SRMC
$0.65/MWh

Energy flow

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

Key information
Capacity
227 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

RATCH-Australia project page / project archived as opened in June 2021; AEMO lists Collector as In Service.

Region NSW1
Coordinates -34.98700, 149.42000 (AI)

RATCH-Australia Collector project page says the wind farm is on the Cullerin Range between Collector and Gunning; NSW Planning Portal identifies the site near Collector.

MLF 0.9643
DUID COLWF01
Owner Ratch Australia
Commissioned Dec 2020
Expected closure 2046
Closure date —
Technology Wind Turbine - Onshore
Fuel Wind - Wind
Turbine OEM Vestas
Turbine model V117-4.2 MW
Equipment confidence high
Stats window
04 Jul 2026 03:40 → 03 Aug 2026 03:40 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

04 Jul 2026 03:40 → 03 Aug 2026 03:40 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$2.50M
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
41,576.6 MWh
Available
40,983.1 MWh
Curtailed
— MWh
Curtailment
0.0%
of available
MLF used
0.9643
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.
  • State of charge — INITIAL_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
2024-07-01 0.9495
2025-07-01 0.9628
2026-07-01 0.9643

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
227 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.65/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$468.75M

Shown in table
$468.75M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$360.00M (2019 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Official company announcement confirms the CEFC loan amount and the project's 226.8 MW capacity, supporting the financing context for the project cost.

Reference
RATCH heading construction of 226.8-MW wind farm in Australia, AUD179-million financial close done and ready for COD in 2020 (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$2,066,799

Shown in table
$2.07M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.59M (2019 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
NSW compliance report confirms the 226.8 MW project scale used to derive capex per MW.

Reference
Collector Wind Farm Pre-operation Compliance Report (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026
Fixed OPEX (annual)
—
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default
$55,000

Shown in table
$55.0k (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
AEMO/Aurecon source identified for benchmark parameters, but no specific fixed O&M figure was extracted here, so no numeric benchmark was populated.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (low confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026
Variable OPEX / MWh
$0.65

Shown in table
$0.65 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.50 (2019 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

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

Notes
Plant-specific reported project cost found in secondary coverage citing Collector Wind Farm built at a cost of $360 million. This aligns with an AUD 179 million CEFC loan supporting the project and the 226.8 MW installed capacity. No verified plant-specific fixed O&M source was found, so O&M fields remain unset rather than inferred from benchmarks. The project reached full generation in 2021.

Sources