Rangebank BESS (RANGEB1)

BESS · Cranbourne BESS Project Co Pty Ltd · Storage - Battery

Commissioning AEMO: In Service VIC1 Other - Other NEM data · 30 days
200/400 MW
Registered nameplate capacity / storage
30 days revenue
$1.42M
Capacity factor
-1.5%
Revenue / MWh
Est. SRMC
$1.50/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. VIC1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Key information
Capacity
200 MW / 400 MWh

AEMO status In Service
Project status Commissioning (AI)

pv magazine Australia, 2024-08-08: Rangebank BESS energised and scheduled to be fully operational by late 2024.

Region VIC1
Coordinates -38.11600, 145.22600 (AI)

Shell Energy project page: 5 Battery Court (enter via 1120 Thompsons Rd), Cranbourne West, Victoria, Australia.

MLF 0.9957
DUID RANGEB1
Owner Cranbourne BESS Project Co Pty Ltd
Commissioned Oct 2024
Expected closure 2044
Closure date
Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Other - Other
Battery OEM Fluence
Battery platform / chemistry Gridstack
Inverter OEM
Inverter / PCS model
Equipment confidence high
Stats window
03 Jul 2026 22:05 → 02 Aug 2026 22:05 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

03 Jul 2026 22:05 → 02 Aug 2026 22:05 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$1.42M
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$68
FCAS volume
154.1 MWh
Dispatched
-2,190.9 MWh
Available
109,713.5 MWh
Curtailed
112,203.7 MWh
Curtailment
102.3%
of available
MLF used
0.9957
end of period

Revenue (× MLF)

Estimated $ per interval — energy (RRP) and FCAS (regional FCAS prices), both × MLF.

🔋 State of charge

Stored energy at the start of each 5‑minute interval (AEMO INITIAL_ENERGY_STORAGE). Available up to the latest next‑day dispatch file.

19.3 MWh 5%
at 02 Aug 03:05 · of 400 MWh registered

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.
  • State of chargeINITIAL_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 fromMLF
2024-08-13 0.9955
2025-07-01 0.9961
2026-07-01 0.9957

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
Battery (BESS)
Capacity
200 MW / 400 MWh
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.50/MWh
Capex total (greenfield) default
$140.00M

Shown in table
$140.00M (2026 real AUD)

Capex refurbishment
Capex / MWh storage default
$350,000

Shown in table
$350.0k (2026 real AUD)

Fixed OPEX (annual)
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default
$25,000

Shown in table
$25.0k (2026 real AUD)

Variable OPEX / MWh default
$1.50

Shown in table
$1.50 (2026 real AUD)

Fuel cost / GJ
Heat rate GJ/MWh

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