Dartmouth (DARTM1)

Hydro · AGL Hydro Partnership · Hydro - Dam

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service VIC1 Hydro - Water NEM data · 24 hours
185 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
24 hours revenue
$0
Capacity factor
0.0%
Revenue / MWh
—
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. VIC1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Key information
Capacity
185 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

AGL/MDba describe Dartmouth power station as operating/commenced operation in January 1981 (AGL; MDBA 2024).

Region VIC1
Coordinates -36.55800, 147.52360 (AI)

Global Energy Observatory lists Dartmouth Hydroelectric Power Station at -36.558, 147.5236 (GEO).

MLF 0.9729
DUID DARTM1
Owner AGL Hydro Partnership
Commissioned —
Expected closure 2057
Closure date —
Technology Hydro - Dam
Fuel Hydro - Water
Turbine OEM Unknown
Turbine type / model Single Francis turbine-generator
Equipment confidence low
Stats window
12 Jun 2026 14:05 → 13 Jun 2026 14:05 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

12 Jun 2026 14:05 → 13 Jun 2026 14:05 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
— MWh
Available
2,002.0 MWh
Curtailed
2,002.0 MWh
Curtailment
100.0%
of available
MLF used
0.9729
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 0.9814
2025-07-01 0.9729

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
185 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$340.51M

Shown in table
$340.51M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$139.00M (1979 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Reported historical construction cost for Dartmouth Dam, used as the closest plant-related greenfield capex proxy because no station-specific construction cost was found.

Reference
Dartmouth History | Dartmouth (medium confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$1,840,591

Shown in table
$1.84M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$751.4k (1979 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$9.06M

Shown in table
$9.06M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$3.70M (1979 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$48,994

Shown in table
$49.0k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$20.0k (1979 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Hydropower fixed O&M benchmark for conventional hydropower, escalated to 2025 values in the report.

Reference
2025 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Report (high confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Variable OPEX / MWh
$0.00

Shown in table
$0.00 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.00 (1979 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
AEMO benchmark sets variable O&M to zero for conventional hydropower.

Reference
2025 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Report (high confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Fuel cost / GJ
$0.00

Shown in table
$0.00 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.00 (1979 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

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

Notes
Plant-specific greenfield capex was not found for the power station itself; the best reported historical construction cost found was the Dartmouth Dam project cost of $139 million in 1979, shared equally by the Commonwealth and the States of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. The power station was built in conjunction with the dam in the 1970s and has a capacity of 180 MW per AGL. O&M uses AEMO's 2025 conventional hydropower benchmark of $20,000/MW-year, with variable O&M taken as nil because AEMO states variable O&M is not meaningful for hydropower. Given the age of the asset, the 100-year design life is a benchmark-style assumption rather than a site-specific verified value.

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