Kurri Kurri Battery

BESS · CEP Energy · Storage - Battery

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Development AEMO: Publicly Announced Other - Other NEM data · 24 hours
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Registered nameplate capacity — refresh AI for MW/MWh
Est. SRMC
$1.87/MWh
Key information

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AEMO status Publicly Announced
Project status Development (AI)

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Owner CEP Energy
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Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Other - Other
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13 Jun 2026 05:05 → 14 Jun 2026 05:05 AEST

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13 Jun 2026 05:05 → 14 Jun 2026 05:05 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
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Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.87/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$2,985.07M

Shown in table
$2,985.07M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$2,400.00M (2021 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Reports CEP Energy's announced project cost for the Kurri Kurri battery in 2021.

Reference
Plans unveiled for world's biggest battery in the Hunter Valley - ABC News (medium confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
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Capex / MWh storage
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How this was derived
Indicative cost intensity derived assuming the originally announced four-hour configuration reported elsewhere in public commentary, but this is not directly confirmed by the source.

Reference
Plans unveiled for world's biggest battery in the Hunter Valley - ABC News (low confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$6.22M

Shown in table
$6.22M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$5.00M (2021 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$31,095

Shown in table
$31.1k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$25.0k (2021 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Fallback default from the user prompt applied.
Variable OPEX / MWh
$1.87

Shown in table
$1.87 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.50 (2021 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Fallback default from the user prompt applied.
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 described by NSW Planning Portal as a 200 MW / 800 MWh battery energy storage facility. The capex figure is from a 2021 media report quoting CEP Energy's stated $2.4bn battery project cost for Kurri Kurri; this appears to refer to the original greenfield project announcement and matches the 1,200 MW concept widely reported in 2021, not the later 200 MW / 800 MWh planning application. Therefore capex may not precisely match the current site configuration and should be reviewed. No site-specific O&M disclosure found; internal defaults used for O&M. Battery storage has zero direct emissions and no heat rate or fuel cost.

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