Daydream Solar Farm (DAYDSF1)

Solar · The Daydream Solar Farm Trust · Solar PV - Single axis tracking

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service QLD1 Solar - Solar NEM data · 7 days
168 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
7 days revenue
$203.9k
Capacity factor
14.7%
Revenue / MWh
$49.13
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. QLD1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Key information
Capacity
168 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

Atmos Renewables project page (commercial operations reached February 2020); Edify Energy project page (project delivered).

Region QLD1
Coordinates -20.49462, 147.74697 (AI)

Wikidata coordinate location for Daydream Solar Farm (20°29'40.639"S, 147°44'49.103"E).

MLF 0.9396
DUID DAYDSF1
Owner The Daydream Solar Farm Trust
Commissioned —
Expected closure 2048
Closure date —
Technology Solar PV - Single axis tracking
Fuel Solar - Solar
Module OEM JA Solar
Module / inverter supplier Module / inverter supplier
Inverter OEM Sungrow
Inverter model SG110CX / SG250HX (utility-scale string inverter family; exact site model not clearly documented)
Equipment confidence medium
Stats window
07 Jun 2026 06:00 → 14 Jun 2026 06:00 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

07 Jun 2026 06:00 → 14 Jun 2026 06:00 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$203.9k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
4,149.7 MWh
Available
4,149.7 MWh
Curtailed
— MWh
Curtailment
0.0%
of available
MLF used
0.9396
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 0.9306
2025-07-01 0.9396

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
Solar (tracking)
Capacity
168 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$307.26M

Shown in table
$307.26M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$220.00M (2015 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Government AIP executive summary states the estimated total project value for Daydream Solar Farm was about A$220 million.

Reference
AIP Plan Executive Summary Template (high confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$1,831,670

Shown in table
$1.83M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.31M (2015 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Derived by dividing the reported project value by the registered 150 MW AC capacity in the same government document.

Reference
AIP Plan Executive Summary Template (high confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$2.81M

Shown in table
$2.81M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$2.01M (2015 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$16,760

Shown in table
$16.8k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$12.0k (2015 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
AEMO/GHD 2025 benchmark for large-scale solar PV fixed O&M.

Reference
2025 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (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 (2015 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
The benchmark states variable O&M is included within fixed O&M, so no separate variable cost is assigned.

Reference
2025 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

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

Notes
Plant-specific greenfield project value found in government AIP executive summary: estimated total project value for Daydream Solar Farm ~$220M. Installed capacity on Edify project page is 180 MWp and commercial operations since August 2018. Used 2015 nominal value as the project-value publication year; if a stricter construction-year source is required, this should be reviewed. O&M benchmark used from AEMO/GHD 2025 large-scale solar PV estimate of $12,000/MW DC/year, treated as a proxy for fixed O&M.

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