Ladbroke Grove (LADBROK1)

Gas Peakers · Origin Energy Power Limited · Turbine - OCGT

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service SA1 Fossil - Natural Gas Pipeline NEM data · 24 hours
40 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
24 hours revenue
$5.2k
Capacity factor
8.4%
Revenue / MWh
$64.07
Est. SRMC
$153.02/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. SA1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Key information
Capacity
40 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

Origin Energy generation page (originenergy.com.au) says Ladbroke Grove Power Station became operational in 2000.

Region SA1
Coordinates -37.45411, 140.78310 (AI)

Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia map for Ladbroke Grove Power Plant (bonzle.com) gives coordinates x=140.7831, y=-37.45411.

MLF 0.9522
DUID LADBROK1
Owner Origin Energy Power Limited
Commissioned —
Expected closure 2035
Closure date —
Technology Turbine - OCGT
Fuel Fossil - Natural Gas Pipeline
Gas turbine OEM GE
Turbine / engine model LM6000
Equipment confidence high
Stats window
13 Jun 2026 01:45 → 14 Jun 2026 01:45 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

13 Jun 2026 01:45 → 14 Jun 2026 01:45 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$5.2k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
80.6 MWh
Available
98.0 MWh
Curtailed
98.0 MWh
Curtailment
100.0%
of available
MLF used
0.9522
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 0.9712
2025-07-01 0.9522

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
OCGT
Capacity
40 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$153.02/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$50.63M

Shown in table
$50.63M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$48.00M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Not applicable to Ladbroke Grove; searched to verify whether any Origin owner capex announcement pattern existed, but it relates to Eraring battery, not this generator.

Reference
Battery - Origin Energy (low confidence)
Source recorded 09 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$1,265,823

Shown in table
$1.27M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.20M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$705.4k

Shown in table
$705.4k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$668.7k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Annualized fixed O&M computed from the benchmark and site capacity.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Parameters Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 09 Jun 2026
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$17,635

Shown in table
$17.6k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$16.7k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Benchmark fixed O&M used as fallback for OCGT operating assumption.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Parameters Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 09 Jun 2026
Variable OPEX / MWh
$2.64

Shown in table
$2.64 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$2.50 (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No plant-specific variable O&M found; used internal default.
Fuel cost / GJ
$12.66

Shown in table
$12.66 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$12.00 (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No plant-specific gas supply price found; used internal default.
Heat rate GJ/MWh
11.88

Shown in table
$11.88 (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
Used the static heat rate for Ladbroke Grove from AEMO's heat-rate table.

Reference
Heat rates Encapsulates the efficiency of thermal generators (high confidence)
Source recorded 09 Jun 2026

Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: default · AI checked 09 Jun 2026

Notes
No reliable plant-specific greenfield capex announcement was found for Ladbroke Grove. The plant is an existing Origin gas peaker in South Australia; public sources confirm it was operational in 2000 and currently 80 MW total across the station, but no owner-reported original construction cost was located. For operating assumptions, AEMO heat-rate data lists Ladbroke Grove at 11.88 GJ/MWh (as-generated, HHV). AEMO/Aurecon 2024 OCGT benchmark for a large GT gives fixed O&M of $17,368/MW-year and 25-year design life; this was applied to the 40 MW unit as a fallback. Emissions intensity is set to the provided default because no better plant-specific emissions factor was found in the searched sources.

Sources