Copeton (COPTNHYD)

Hydro · AGL · Hydro - Dam

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service NSW1 Hydro - Water NEM data · 24 hours
20 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
Est. SRMC
$1.00/MWh
Key information
Capacity
20 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

Region NSW1
Coordinates —

DUID COPTNHYD
Owner AGL
Commissioned —
Expected closure —
Closure date —
Technology Hydro - Dam
Fuel Hydro - Water
Turbine OEM —
Turbine type / model —
Stats window
13 Jun 2026 00:20 → 14 Jun 2026 00:20 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

13 Jun 2026 00:20 → 14 Jun 2026 00:20 AEST

No dispatch data for DUID COPTNHYD in this period.

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
Hydro
Capacity
20 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.00/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$84.39M

Shown in table
$84.39M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$80.00M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Searched official AGL sources and found no project cost announcement for Copeton.

Reference
Hydroelectric Power Stations | About AGL (medium confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$4,219,409

Shown in table
$4.22M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$4.00M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
—
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default
$40,000

Shown in table
$40.0k (2026 real AUD)
Variable OPEX / MWh default
$1.00

Shown in table
$1.00 (2026 real AUD)
Fuel cost / GJ
$0.00

Shown in table
$0.00 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.00 (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Hydro generation uses water flow rather than a fuel commodity, so fuel cost is set to zero.

Reference
Hydroelectric Power Stations | About AGL (high confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: default · AI checked 07 Jun 2026

Notes
AGL identifies Copeton as its largest hydroelectric power station in New South Wales and states it has a maximum output of 20 MW in one report, while another AGL page lists 22.5 MW total capacity for the Copeton Power Station scheme. No plant-specific greenfield construction/investment cost was found in official owner or government sources, so capex remains unfilled pending further verification. The site is an existing hydro dam-linked station; any future refurbishment capex was not identified in the searched sources.

Sources