Eraring (ER01)

Coal · Origin Energy Eraring Pty Ltd · Turbine - Steam Sub Critical

Dispatch stats Financials

Closed AEMO: In Service - Announced Withdrawal (Permanent) NSW1 Fossil - Black Coal NEM data · 2h

720 MW

Registered nameplate capacity

2h revenue

Capacity factor

0.0%

Revenue / MWh

—

Est. SRMC

$48.29/MWh

Energy flow

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

Capacity

720 MW

AEMO status In Service - Announced Withdrawal (Permanent)

Project status Closed

Origin Energy Eraring Power Station page (originenergy.com.au) describes the station as an operating coal-fired generator unit site; Power Technology 2024 likewise says the project is currently active.

Region NSW1

Coordinates -33.06193, 151.51975 (AI)

FindLatitudeAndLongitude.com listing for Eraring Power Station, 5 Foreshore Street, Eraring NSW 2264, Australia.

MLF 0.9846

DUID ER01

Owner Origin Energy Eraring Pty Ltd

Commissioned —

Expected closure 2027

Closure date 19 Aug 2027

Technology Turbine - Steam Sub Critical

Fuel Fossil - Black Coal

Steam turbine OEM Doosan Enerbility

Turbine / boiler supplier Steam turbine / boiler

Equipment confidence high

Dispatch & revenue

14 Jun 2026 00:00 → 14 Jun 2026 01:35 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)

FCAS revenue (× MLF)

FCAS volume

— MWh

Dispatched

— MWh

Available

— MWh

Curtailed

— MWh

Curtailment

—

of available

MLF used

0.9846

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
2024-07-01	0.9855
2025-07-01	0.9846

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)	$2,581.97M Shown in table $2,581.97M (2026 real AUD) Reported / source value $2,520.00M (2025 nominal) Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups). How this was derived Confirms build period only; no cost figure is given in the source. Reference Eraring Power Station \| Heritage NSW (low confidence) Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment	—
Capex / MW derived	$3,586,066 Shown in table $3.59M (2026 real AUD) Reported / source value $3.50M (2025 nominal) Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)	$46.62M Shown in table $46.62M (2026 real AUD) Reported / source value $45.44M (2025 nominal) Table total may differ if recalculated from $/MW × registered capacity after CPI adjustment.
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr	$64,754 Shown in table $64.8k (2026 real AUD) Reported / source value $63.2k (2025 nominal) Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups). How this was derived Used the large black coal benchmark as the closest available published operating proxy. Reference 2025 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (medium confidence) Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Variable OPEX / MWh	$8.20 Shown in table $8.20 (2026 real AUD) Reported / source value $8.00 (2025 nominal) Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups). How this was derived Benchmark variable O&M for black coal. Reference 2025 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (medium confidence) Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Fuel cost / GJ default	$4.50 Shown in table $4.50 (2026 real AUD)
Heat rate GJ/MWh	8.91 Shown in table $8.91 (2026 real AUD) How this was derived AEMO heat-rate table lists Eraring's incremental heat rate at 8.91 GJ/MWh. Reference Heat rates (high confidence) Source recorded 07 Jun 2026

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

Notes
Eraring is a 2,880 MW coal-fired power station; no plant-specific greenfield construction cost was found in the searched official sources, so no capex figure is reported. Used AEMO/GHD black coal super-critical O&M estimates as the closest published benchmark for an operating coal unit, and AEMO heat-rate data listing Eraring at 8.91 GJ/MWh incremental heat rate. Eraring construction began in 1976 and the first unit was commissioned in March 1982; however, no original build cost was identified in the sources searched. The NSW Government agreement indicates Eraring is expected to cease operation by no later than 30 April 2029, but that is an operating/closure note, not capex.

Sources

asset_life_years — 2021 Costs and Technical Parameter Review (medium)
capex_total_aud — Eraring Power Station | Heritage NSW (low)
commissioning_date — Eraring Power Station | Heritage NSW (high)
fixed_opex_per_mw_year_aud — 2025 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (medium)
heat_rate_gj_per_mwh — Heat rates (high)
operation_status — Agreement between the state of NSW and Origin on its plans for Eraring power station (high)
site_capacity_context — Eraring Power Station | Heritage NSW (high)
site_identity — Eraring Power Station | Heritage NSW (high)
variable_opex_per_mwh_aud — 2025 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (medium)