Smithfield BESS (SMTHBES1)

BESS · Smithfield BESS Pty Limited · Storage - Battery

Dispatch stats Financials

Operational AEMO: Committed NSW1 Other - Other NEM data · 13h

86/130 MW

Registered nameplate capacity / storage

13h revenue

$7.0k

Capacity factor

2.5%

Revenue / MWh

$245.04

Est. SRMC

$1.50/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. NSW1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Capacity

86 MW / 130 MWh

AEMO status Committed

Project status Operational (AI)

Iberdrola Australia asset page (2025) says Smithfield BESS was commissioned in 2025 and achieved full commercial operations on 14 Nov 2025.

Region NSW1

Coordinates —

MLF 1.0019

DUID SMTHBES1

Owner Smithfield BESS Pty Limited

Commissioned Dec 2025

Expected closure 2040

Closure date —

Technology Storage - Battery

Fuel Other - Other

Battery OEM Battery OEM not documented

Battery platform / chemistry Battery platform / chemistry not documented

Inverter OEM Inverter OEM not documented

Inverter / PCS model Inverter / PCS model not documented

Equipment confidence medium

Dispatch & revenue

05 Aug 2026 00:00 → 05 Aug 2026 12:50 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)

$7.0k

FCAS revenue (× MLF)

$219

FCAS volume

790.7 MWh

Dispatched

28.5 MWh

Available

265.4 MWh

Curtailed

328.7 MWh

Curtailment

123.9%

of available

MLF used

1.0019

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.

101.0 MWh 78%

at 05 Aug 04:00 · of 130 MWh registered

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
2025-08-12	1.0017
2026-07-01	1.0019

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	$45.50M Shown in table $45.50M (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