Ladbroke Grove (LADBROK2)

Gas Peakers · Origin Energy Power Limited · Turbine - OCGT

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service SA1 Fossil - Natural Gas Pipeline NEM data · 30 days
40 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
30 days revenue
$1.17M
Capacity factor
34.5%
Revenue / MWh
$117.82
Est. SRMC
$145.06/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 lists Ladbroke Grove Power Plant at x=140.7831, y=-37.45411.

MLF 0.9522
DUID LADBROK2
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
14 May 2026 22:00 → 13 Jun 2026 22:00 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

14 May 2026 22:00 → 13 Jun 2026 22:00 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$1.17M
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
9,948.1 MWh
Available
29,170.2 MWh
Curtailed
19,291.5 MWh
Curtailment
66.1%
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
$145.06/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).
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)
—
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default
$45,000

Shown in table
$45.0k (2026 real AUD)
Variable OPEX / MWh default
$2.50

Shown in table
$2.50 (2026 real AUD)
Fuel cost / GJ default
$12.00

Shown in table
$12.00 (2026 real AUD)
Heat rate GJ/MWh
11.88

Shown in table
$11.88 (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
AEMO’s heat-rate table gives Ladbroke Grove’s static heat rate as 11.88 GJ/MWh.

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
Plant-specific greenfield capex could not be verified from owner/developer or government sources in the searched material. The available evidence confirms the station is an existing 80 MW OCGT (2 x 40 MW) at Monbulla/Penola and that AEMO uses a static heat rate of 11.88 GJ/MWh. O&M, fuel cost, asset life, and capex should be revisited if a primary source becomes available.

Sources