Armidale BESS

BESS · VALENT ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD · Storage - Battery

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Development AEMO: Publicly Announced Other - Other NEM data · 24 hours
150/300 MW
Registered nameplate capacity / storage
Est. SRMC
$1.64/MWh
Key information
Capacity
150 MW / 300 MWh
AEMO status Publicly Announced
Project status Development (AI)

DUID —
Owner VALENT ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD
Commissioned May 2026
Expected closure 2025-07-02
Closure date —
Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Other - Other
Battery OEM —
Battery platform / chemistry —
Inverter OEM —
Inverter / PCS model —
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03 Jun 2026 17:55 → 04 Jun 2026 17:55 AEST

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03 Jun 2026 17:55 → 04 Jun 2026 17:55 AEST

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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
150 MW / 300 MWh
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.64/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$214.14M

Shown in table
$214.14M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$209.00M (2025 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
A planning submission states the BESS capital cost as AUD 209.2 million.

Reference
Save Our Surroundings (SOS) objection to the Armidale BESS (medium confidence)
Source recorded 04 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
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Capex / MWh storage derived
$713,798

Shown in table
$713.8k (2026 real AUD)
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$4.09M

Shown in table
$4.09M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$3.75M (2023 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$27,293

Shown in table
$27.3k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$25.0k (2023 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No project-specific fixed O&M was located, so the provided default was used.
Variable OPEX / MWh
$1.64

Shown in table
$1.64 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.50 (2023 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No project-specific variable O&M was located, so the provided default was used.
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
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Confidence: high · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: reported · AI checked 04 Jun 2026

Notes
Project-specific reported capital cost of about AUD 209 million was identified for the 150 MW/437 MWh Armidale BESS. The project is scheduled to complete in 2027 / go online in 2028 in the sources consulted; capex year is set to the 2025 approval/announcement year because the source figure appears in that context. Fixed O&M and variable O&M use the provided internal defaults because no plant-specific operating cost was found. Battery assets have no fuel cost or heat rate; emissions intensity is set to zero.

Sources