Golden Plains Wind Farm East (GPWFEST1)

Wind · Golden Plains WF1 Pty Ltd as trustee for the Golden Plains WF1 Unit Trust · Wind Turbine - Onshore

Dispatch stats Financials
Commissioning AEMO: In Commissioning VIC1 Wind - Wind NEM data · 20h
248 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
20h revenue
$9.0k
Capacity factor
6.2%
Revenue / MWh
$29.15
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
248 MW

AEMO status In Commissioning
Project status Commissioning (AI)

Golden Plains Wind Farm website, 2024: East stage commenced construction in Q1 2023 and is the site’s active build/commissioning phase.

Region VIC1
Coordinates -37.84400, 143.65100 (AI)

Golden Plains Wind Farm website/project overview, 2024: project located west/south/south-east of Rokewood in Golden Plains Shire.

MLF 0.9834
DUID GPWFEST1
Owner Golden Plains WF1 Pty Ltd as trustee for the Golden Plains WF1 Unit Trust
Commissioned Dec 2025
Expected closure 2055
Closure date —
Technology Wind Turbine - Onshore
Fuel Wind - Wind
Turbine OEM Vestas
Turbine model V162-6.2 MW
Equipment confidence medium
Stats window
13 Jun 2026 00:00 → 13 Jun 2026 19:35 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

13 Jun 2026 00:00 → 13 Jun 2026 19:35 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$9.0k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
309.5 MWh
Available
840.1 MWh
Curtailed
840.1 MWh
Curtailment
100.0%
of available
MLF used
0.9834
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
2024-08-06 0.9808
2025-07-01 0.9834

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
Wind (onshore)
Capacity
248 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$3,504.67M

Shown in table
$3,504.67M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$3,000.00M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Owner/developer site describes the project as a $3 billion plus project.

Reference
About Golden Plains Wind Farm (medium confidence)
Source recorded 08 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$14,131,746

Shown in table
$14.13M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$12.10M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Used stage capacity of 756 MW to derive per-MW capex from the reported $3 billion project cost.

Reference
Golden Plains Wind Farm East (medium confidence)
Source recorded 08 Jun 2026
Fixed OPEX (annual)
—
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default
$55,000

Shown in table
$55.0k (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
Could not verify a site-specific fixed O&M value from official sources.
Variable OPEX / MWh
$0.00

Shown in table
$0.00 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.00 (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Used zero as a conservative technology assumption because no verified plant-specific variable O&M was found.
Fuel cost / GJ
—

How this was derived
Wind is non-fuelled; operational fuel cost is zero by technology convention.

Reference
GenCost: cost of building Australia’s future electricity needs (high confidence)
Source recorded 08 Jun 2026
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: reported · AI checked 08 Jun 2026

Notes
Plant-specific public project cost was not found for this DUID alone. Used the owner/developer project announcement for the Golden Plains Wind Farm project, which states the project cost increased from $1.7 billion to $3 billion; this appears to cover the broader Golden Plains project/stage scope rather than a standalone 248 MW unit. Per-MW capex is calculated using the 756 MW Golden Plains Wind Farm East stage capacity referenced by the owner and CEFC. O&M not separately verified; no plant-specific source found. Onshore wind design life typically 25 years, but Australian projects often target 30 years or more.

Sources