Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. VIC1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.
03 Jun 2026 23:55 → 04 Jun 2026 23:55 AEST
Estimated $ per interval using regional RRP and MLF effective on each day.
UNIT_SOLUTION (5‑minute intervals). Intervention intervals excluded.dispatch_price RRP matched by settlement time and NEM region (from generator registry).| Effective from | MLF |
|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | 0.9816 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.9816 |
| Capex total (greenfield) |
$103.07M
Shown in table How this was derived Reference |
|---|---|
| Capex refurbishment |
—
|
| Capex / MW derived |
$2,193,000
Shown in table How this was derived Reference |
| Fixed OPEX (annual) |
$816.3k
Shown in table How this was derived Reference |
| Fixed OPEX / MW-yr |
$17,368
Shown in table How this was derived Reference |
| Variable OPEX / MWh |
$16.10
Shown in table How this was derived Reference |
| Fuel cost / GJ |
$13.55
Shown in table How this was derived Reference |
| Heat rate GJ/MWh |
10.50
Shown in table How this was derived Reference |
Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: default · AI checked 04 Jun 2026
Notes
Bairnsdale Power Station is a 94 MW natural-gas peaking station with two 47 MW GE LM6000PD OCGT units commissioned in 2001; BDL02 is one of the two units. No source-backed original 2001 construction cost was found in public searches. The capex, fixed O&M, variable O&M, and asset life fields use AEMO/Aurecon 2024 small-OCGT defaults as a modern replacement benchmark, scaled to 47 MW for BDL02 only. Capex is EPC cost only and excludes land/development and fuel connection unless otherwise noted by the source. Heat rate is the AEMO existing-generator static HHV heat rate for Bairnsdale. Efficiency is calculated as 3.6 / 10.5 = 34.3% on an HHV basis. Emissions intensity is calculated as 10.5 GJ/MWh × 51.53 kg CO2-e/GJ = 0.541 tCO2-e/MWh Scope 1 combustion only; if Victorian Scope 3 gas factors are included, total would be approximately 0.58 tCO2-e/MWh. Global Energy Monitor lists both Bairnsdale units as operating, 47 MW each, start year 2001, with planned retirement 2042, but this is secondary-source information and no official owner closure announcement was found. AusNet/AER materials indicate the prior network-support contract expired in 2022, increasing reliance on merchant availability and local network augmentation.