Gladstone (GSTONE5)

Coal · Gladstone Power Station Participants · Turbine - Steam Sub Critical

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service QLD1 Fossil - Black Coal NEM data · 30 days
280 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
30 days revenue
$8.32M
Capacity factor
50.9%
Revenue / MWh
$81.16
Est. SRMC
$58.48/MWh

Energy flow

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

Key information
Capacity
280 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

NRG Gladstone Power Station website (nrgos.com.au) describes Gladstone Power Station as a world-class facility in service; AEMO lists GSTONE5 as In Service.

Region QLD1
Coordinates -23.85070, 151.21930 (AI)

Grokipedia page for Gladstone Power Station gives site coordinates approximately 23.8507° S, 151.2193° E; corroborated by station location at Callemondah, Gladstone.

MLF 0.9461
DUID GSTONE5
Owner Gladstone Power Station Participants
Commissioned —
Expected closure 2035
Closure date —
Technology Turbine - Steam Sub Critical
Fuel Fossil - Black Coal
Steam turbine OEM Riley Power
Turbine / boiler supplier Steam turbines / boilers
Equipment confidence medium
Stats window
15 May 2026 07:20 → 14 Jun 2026 07:20 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

15 May 2026 07:20 → 14 Jun 2026 07:20 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$8.32M
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$250
FCAS volume
127.3 MWh
Dispatched
102,532.9 MWh
Available
173,535.4 MWh
Curtailed
71,031.8 MWh
Curtailment
40.9%
of available
MLF used
0.9461
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 0.9403
2025-07-01 0.9461

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
Black coal
Capacity
280 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$58.48/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$1,033.76M

Shown in table
$1,033.76M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$980.00M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$3,691,983

Shown in table
$3.69M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$3.50M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
—
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default
$55,000

Shown in table
$55.0k (2026 real AUD)
Variable OPEX / MWh
$4.94

Shown in table
$4.94 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$4.68 (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Provides benchmark variable O&M for black coal used as fallback.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Fuel cost / GJ
$4.96

Shown in table
$4.96 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$4.70 (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Provides benchmark coal fuel cost used as fallback.

Reference
GenCost 2024-25 Final Executive Summary (high confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Heat rate GJ/MWh
10.80

Shown in table
$10.80 (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
Indicates a black coal heat-rate assumption around 10 GJ/MWh in GenCost 2024-25; user-provided fallback heat rate retained due to lack of plant-specific data.

Reference
nemo.costs.gencost2025 API documentation (medium confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026

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

Notes
Gladstone Power Station is Queensland’s largest coal station with six 280 MW units (1,680 MW total). No verified greenfield capex figure was located; therefore capex fields remain unset. If a refurbishment or life-extension figure becomes available, it should be recorded separately as capex_refurbishment_aud rather than greenfield capex.

Sources