Lake Bonney 3 Wind Farm (LKBONNY3)

Wind · Lake Bonney Wind Power Pty Ltd · Wind Turbine - Onshore

Operational AEMO: In Service SA1 Wind - Wind NEM data · 24 hours
39 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
24 hours revenue
$2.7k
Capacity factor
6.0%
Revenue / MWh
$47.39
Est. SRMC
$0.53/MWh

Energy flow

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

Key information
Capacity
39 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

Iberdrola Australia asset page says Lake Bonney 3 is part of the operating Lake Bonney Wind Farms; final stage commenced operations in 2009.

Region SA1
Coordinates -37.84000, 140.37000 (AI)

Iberdrola Australia says the wind farms are on the Woakwine Range about 2 km from the eastern shore of Lake Bonney near Millicent, South Australia.

MLF 0.9297
DUID LKBONNY3
Owner Lake Bonney Wind Power Pty Ltd
Commissioned
Expected closure 2040
Closure date
Technology Wind Turbine - Onshore
Fuel Wind - Wind
Turbine OEM Vestas
Turbine model V66 / V90
Equipment confidence high
Stats window
13 Jun 2026 00:00 → 13 Jun 2026 23:45 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

13 Jun 2026 00:00 → 13 Jun 2026 23:45 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$2.7k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
MWh
Dispatched
56.0 MWh
Available
138.3 MWh
Curtailed
138.3 MWh
Curtailment
100.0%
of available
MLF used
0.9297
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 pricedispatch_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 0.9709
2025-07-01 0.9297

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
39 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.53/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$90.51M

Shown in table
$90.51M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$85.80M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

Capex refurbishment
Capex / MW derived
$2,320,675

Shown in table
$2.32M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$2.20M (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
$0.53

Shown in table
$0.53 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.50 (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

Fuel cost / GJ
Heat rate GJ/MWh

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

Notes
Could not find a plant-specific greenfield construction cost for Lake Bonney 3 from the owner/developer or government sources in the available searches. Available sources confirm Stage 3 is a 39 MW onshore wind project commissioned in 2009/2010, but do not state the total project capex. Use server-side fallback only if needed downstream. No refurbishment cost identified.

Sources