Junction Rivers Wind And BESS (JRBATT1)

BESS · Junction Rivers Pty Ltd · Storage - Battery

Development AEMO: Publicly Announced NSW1 Other - Other NEM data · 24 hours
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Registered nameplate capacity — refresh AI for MW/MWh
Est. SRMC
$1.58/MWh
Key information

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

AEMO status Publicly Announced
Project status Development (AI)

Region NSW1
Coordinates —

DUID JRBATT1
Owner Junction Rivers Pty Ltd
Commissioned Apr 2031
Expected closure 2060
Closure date —
Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Other - Other
Battery OEM —
Battery platform / chemistry —
Inverter OEM —
Inverter / PCS model —
Stats window
25 Sep 2026 00:00 → 25 Sep 2026 23:59 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

25 Sep 2026 00:00 → 25 Sep 2026 23:59 AEST

No dispatch data for DUID JRBATT1 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
Battery (BESS)
Capacity
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Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.58/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$2,109.70M

Shown in table
$2,109.70M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$2,000.00M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Owner project website gives a project-level investment figure for the combined wind and storage development.

Reference
Junction Rivers (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

Capex refurbishment
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Capex / MWh storage
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How this was derived
Calculated from the reported project-level cost and the battery energy capacity.

Reference
Junction Rivers selected for inaugural Capacity Investment Scheme (medium confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

Fixed OPEX (annual)
$2.70M

Shown in table
$2.70M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$2.56M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
The 200 MW, 4-hour BESS benchmark annual O&M cost is taken from the AEMO-linked Aurecon review.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review Report (medium confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$13,502

Shown in table
$13.5k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$12.8k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Scaled benchmark annual O&M per MW.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review Report (medium confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

Variable OPEX / MWh
$1.58

Shown in table
$1.58 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.50 (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No plant-specific variable O&M source found; internal default used.

Fuel cost / GJ
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Heat rate GJ/MWh
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Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: reported · AI checked 06 Jun 2026

Notes
Project-specific owner website describes Junction Rivers as a '$2 billion+ wind energy and storage project'. Site materials also describe the project as 600 MW wind plus 200 MW/800 MWh battery. Because the DUID name suggests a battery unit but the only project-level reported capex found is for the combined wind-and-storage project, capex_total_aud is assigned to the whole project and per-MW/per-MWh figures are calculated against the 200 MW/800 MWh battery share for this DUID. Fixed O&M was derived from the AEMO/Aurecon 2024 BESS benchmark of $1.6m/yr for a 200 MW 4-hour system, scaled linearly to 200 MW. Variable O&M uses the fallback default. No plant-specific refurbishment cost or battery replacement announcement was found.

Sources