Birkins Solar Farm - Storage - KCI (BIRKBESS)

BESS · FRV Services Australia Pty Ltd · Storage - Battery

Dispatch stats Financials
Development AEMO: Publicly Announced VIC1 Solar - Solar NEM data · 8h
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Registered nameplate capacity — refresh AI for MW/MWh
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh
Key information

Capacity not yet researched — use Refresh equipment & project status (AI).

AEMO status Publicly Announced
Project status Development (AI)

No web results returned; project remains publicly announced with no evidence of construction, commissioning, or operation found in provided search results.

Region VIC1
Coordinates —

DUID BIRKBESS
Owner FRV Services Australia Pty Ltd
Commissioned —
Expected closure —
Closure date —
Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Solar - Solar
Module OEM —
Module / inverter supplier —
Inverter OEM —
Inverter model —
Stats window
14 Jun 2026 00:00 → 14 Jun 2026 08:15 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

14 Jun 2026 00:00 → 14 Jun 2026 08:15 AEST

No dispatch data for DUID BIRKBESS in this period.

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
Solar (fixed)
Capacity
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Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
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How this was derived
Searches of owner/developer, government, and project finance sources did not return a plant-specific investment figure.
Capex refurbishment
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Capex / MW
$1,160,338

Shown in table
$1.16M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.10M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$759.5k

Shown in table
$759.5k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$720.0k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Annual fixed O&M estimated by multiplying the benchmark by inferred capacity.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$3,797

Shown in table
$3.8k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$3.6k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
AEMO/Aurecon provides a battery storage benchmark fixed O&M of $3,600/MW-year for the relevant duration case.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Variable OPEX / MWh
$0.00

Shown in table
$0.00 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.00 (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
The AEMO/Aurecon battery table shows no separate variable O&M and notes BESS long-term service agreements are not typically based on fixed/variable components.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Fuel cost / GJ
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Heat rate GJ/MWh
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Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: default · AI checked 05 Jun 2026

Notes
No project-specific greenfield capex announcement was found for BIRKBESS in the searched owner/developer, government, or project finance sources, so no capex value is reported. Capacity is inferred from the NEM generator listing as 200 MW / 400 MWh. Fixed O&M is estimated from the 2024 AEMO/Aurecon review battery benchmark of $3,600/MW-year for a 200 MW BESS, giving $720,000/year. Variable O&M assumed nil for battery storage. Asset life based on AEMO utility-scale solar farm assumption of 40 years; this is a generic planning assumption and may not reflect battery-specific warranty life.

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