German Creek (GERMCRK)

Coal · EDL CSM Qld Pty Ltd · Reciprocating Engine - Spark ignition

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service QLD1 Fossil - Waste Coal Mine Gas NEM data · 24 hours
45 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
24 hours revenue
$5.4k
Capacity factor
8.7%
Revenue / MWh
$57.90
Est. SRMC
$122.81/MWh

Energy flow

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

Key information
Capacity
45 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

EDL project page and fact sheet describe German Creek as owned/operated and in service; Clean Energy Regulator project register exists for the operating asset (edlenergy.com, cer.gov.au).

Region QLD1
Coordinates -23.79500, 148.79000 (AI)

EDL fact sheet states German Creek Power Station is 200 km west of Rockhampton, Queensland; project page identifies the German Creek site (edlenergy.com).

MLF 0.9564
DUID GERMCRK
Owner EDL CSM Qld Pty Ltd
Commissioned —
Expected closure 2036
Closure date —
Technology Reciprocating Engine - Spark ignition
Fuel Fossil - Waste Coal Mine Gas
Plant supplier EDL
Boiler / turbine equipment Carburetted Gas Turbine (CGT) / reciprocating engine plant
Equipment confidence high
Stats window
12 Jun 2026 00:00 → 12 Jun 2026 23:59 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

12 Jun 2026 00:00 → 12 Jun 2026 23:59 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$5.4k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
93.9 MWh
Available
— MWh
Curtailed
0.2 MWh
Curtailment
—
of available
MLF used
0.9564
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 0.9538
2025-07-01 0.9564

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
Waste / landfill gas
Capacity
45 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$122.81/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$66.29M

Shown in table
$66.29M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$35.00M (2002 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Reports estimated project cost for German Creek waste coal mine methane power project.

Reference
EDL moves towards German Creek coal mine methane power (high confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$1,472,737

Shown in table
$1.47M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$777.6k (2002 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$1.92M

Shown in table
$1.92M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.07M (2004 nominal)
Table total may differ if recalculated from $/MW × registered capacity after CPI adjustment.
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$42,674

Shown in table
$42.7k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$23.6k (2004 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
AEMO/Aurecon report provides a 2024 benchmark for waste-gas reciprocating engines; the table value is annual O&M per MW.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Variable OPEX / MWh
$24.98

Shown in table
$24.98 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$13.79 (2004 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
AEMO/Aurecon report provides the waste-gas reciprocating engine variable O&M benchmark, excluding fuel.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Fuel cost / GJ
$10.87

Shown in table
$10.87 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$6.00 (2004 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No site-specific waste coal mine gas delivered fuel price was found in the searched sources; server-side default retained.
Heat rate GJ/MWh
9.00

Shown in table
$9.00 (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
No site-specific heat-rate value was found in the searched sources; server-side default retained.

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

Notes
Plant-specific greenfield capex was found in a contemporaneous report stating the project cost was estimated at A$35 million. The station was commissioned in 2006. For O&M and performance, no site-specific values were found, so AEMO 2024 waste-gas reciprocating-engine defaults were used. Note that the EDL project page currently describes 38.3 MW, while other EDL/source materials and the DUID capacity indicate a larger historical registered capacity; capex per MW is calculated using the provided 45.01 MW capacity.

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