Smithfield BESS (SMTHBES1)

BESS · Smithfield BESS Pty Limited · Storage - Battery

Development AEMO: Committed NSW1 Other - Other NEM data · 533h
86/130 MW
Registered nameplate capacity / storage
533h revenue
$85.5k
Capacity factor
-1.7%
Revenue / MWh
Est. SRMC
$1.50/MWh

Energy flow

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

Key information
Capacity
86 MW / 130 MWh

AEMO status Committed
Project status Development (AI)

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 platform / chemistry
Inverter OEM
Inverter / PCS model
Stats window
01 Jul 2026 00:00 → 23 Jul 2026 04:30 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

01 Jul 2026 00:00 → 23 Jul 2026 04:30 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$85.5k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$9.2k
FCAS volume
78,902.0 MWh
Dispatched
-760.3 MWh
Available
30,168.2 MWh
Curtailed
30,928.5 MWh
Curtailment
102.5%
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.

2.6 MWh 2%
at 23 Jul 03:45 · of 130 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
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.
Type
Battery (BESS)
Capacity
86 MW / 130 MWh
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.50/MWh
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