Quarantine (QPS3)

Gas Peakers · Origin Energy Power Limited · Turbine - OCGT

Dispatch stats Financials

Operational AEMO: In Service SA1 Fossil - Natural Gas Pipeline NEM data · 581h

29 MW

Registered nameplate capacity

581h revenue

$132.7k

Capacity factor

7.6%

Revenue / MWh

$104.26

Est. SRMC

$128.50/MWh

Energy flow

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

Capacity

29 MW

AEMO status In Service

Project status Operational (AI)

Origin Energy generation page (originenergy.com.au) describes Quarantine Power Station as Origin's largest peaking power station and in the generation fleet, indicating full commercial operation.

Region SA1

Coordinates -34.77920, 138.52350 (AI)

Global Energy Observatory lists Quarantine OCGT Power Plant at Torrens Island with coordinates -34.7792, 138.5235.

MLF 0.9935

DUID QPS3

Owner Origin Energy Power Limited

Commissioned —

Expected closure 2054

Closure date —

Technology Turbine - OCGT

Fuel Fossil - Natural Gas Pipeline

Gas turbine OEM GE Energy

Turbine / engine model Frame 9E

Equipment confidence high

Dispatch & revenue

01 Sep 2026 00:00 → 25 Sep 2026 05:25 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)

$132.7k

FCAS revenue (× MLF)

FCAS volume

— MWh

Dispatched

1,272.3 MWh

Available

14,506.2 MWh

Curtailed

13,233.8 MWh

Curtailment

91.2%

of available

MLF used

0.9935

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.
State of charge — INITIAL_ENERGY_STORAGE (MWh at interval start) from UNIT_SOLUTION, published for bidirectional/storage units. Next-day data — the SOC line lags real time by up to a day.
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 from	MLF
2024-07-01	0.9949
2025-07-01	0.9957
2026-07-01	0.9935

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.

Capex total (greenfield) default	$34.80M Shown in table $34.80M (2026 real AUD)
Capex refurbishment	—
Capex / MW default	$1,200,000 Shown in table $1.20M (2026 real AUD)
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 default	10.50 Shown in table $10.50 (2026 real AUD)

Confidence: unknown · Status: needs review · Capex basis: unknown