Blackstone BESS 2 - KCI

Owner: FIrm Power P/L

Status:

Technology Type: Storage - Battery

Fuel Type: Other - Other

DUID:

Capacity: 0 MW

Full Commercial Use Date:

Expected Closure Year:

Closure Date:

Dispatch & revenue

29 May 2026 04:00 → 30 May 2026 04:00 AEST · data through 30 May 2026, 04:00

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Financial overview

Type
Battery (BESS)
Capacity
331 MW / 500 MWh
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.50/MWh
Capex total
Capex / MW default $400,000
Capex / MWh storage default $350,000
Fixed OPEX (annual)
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default $25,000
Variable OPEX / MWh default $1.50
Fuel cost / GJ
Heat rate GJ/MWh

Confidence: unknown · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: unknown · AI checked 04 Jun 2026

Notes: No web search results were returned for this specific generator, so generator-specific financial and operating assumptions could not be source-verified. Battery storage has no fuel cost and no direct operational emissions during discharge; emissions intensity is set to 0 for direct operational emissions only. All other fields remain unverified.

Sources

  • fuel_cost_per_gj_aud (low)
  • emissions_intensity_tco2_mwh (low)

Last AI response

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