Culcairn Solar Farm (CUSF1)

Solar · Culcairn Solar Farm Pty Ltd as trustee for Culcairn Solar Farm Trust · Solar PV - Single axis tracking

Dispatch stats Financials

Operational AEMO: Committed NSW1 Solar - Solar NEM data · 24 hours

350 MW

Registered nameplate capacity

24 hours revenue

$1.9k

Capacity factor

0.7%

Revenue / MWh

$31.64

Est. SRMC

$0.25/MWh

Energy flow

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

Capacity

350 MW

AEMO status Committed

Project status Operational (AI)

LinkedIn post by SMA Australia (2024/2025) states Culcairn Solar Farm is now in operation; project site also says commissioned 2025-08-01.

Region NSW1

Coordinates —

MLF 0.9278

DUID CUSF1

Owner Culcairn Solar Farm Pty Ltd as trustee for Culcairn Solar Farm Trust

Commissioned Aug 2025

Expected closure 2060

Closure date —

Technology Solar PV - Single axis tracking

Fuel Solar - Solar

Module OEM —

Module / inverter supplier —

Inverter OEM —

Inverter model —

Equipment confidence low

Dispatch & revenue

13 Jun 2026 00:00 → 13 Jun 2026 23:59 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)

$1.9k

FCAS revenue (× MLF)

FCAS volume

— MWh

Dispatched

59.8 MWh

Available

— MWh

Curtailed

— MWh

Curtailment

—

of available

MLF used

0.9278

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 from	MLF
2025-06-10	0.9167
2025-07-01	0.9278

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.

Capex total (greenfield) default	$454.97M Shown in table $454.97M (2026 real AUD)
Capex refurbishment	—
Capex / MW default	$1,300,000 Shown in table $1.30M (2026 real AUD)
Fixed OPEX (annual)	—
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default	$20,000 Shown in table $20.0k (2026 real AUD)
Variable OPEX / MWh default	$0.25 Shown in table $0.25 (2026 real AUD)
Fuel cost / GJ	—
Heat rate GJ/MWh	—

Confidence: unknown · Status: needs review · Capex basis: unknown