How Queensland's grid-scale batteries performed in H2 2026: energy and FCAS market revenue, $/MW, $/MWh, top performers, and price events.
Queensland (QLD1) batteries earned $47.88M in estimated gross energy and FCAS market revenue so far in H2 2026, from 16 grid-scale units tracked by NEMPulse. Figures cover H2 2026 to date (through 13 Nov 2026).
Normalised across 2,796 MW and 6,164 MWh of registered capacity, the region earned $17k/MW and $7,767/MWh for the period.
Total revenue was up 33% on the same days of H1 2026, which returned $35.96M. Per MW per day — which strips out both fleet growth and the length of the window — earnings were broadly flat at $126/MW/day. Optimal capture improved 3 points, from 61% to 65%.
Energy arbitrage supplied 97% of the total and FCAS 3%, with estimated Frequency Performance Payments contributing the remaining 0% ($295k). Within FCAS, regulation accounted for 57% and contingency 43%; the single largest market was raise regulation at $462k.
For context on the trading conditions, the average daily price spread (top two hours minus bottom two hours) in Queensland was $111/MWh, down 8% on the previous period, and the highest spot price reached $860/MWh.
Against the perfect-foresight energy benchmark, Queensland batteries captured 65% of what hindsight would have earned, an estimated $24.98M of unrealised upside.
On capture of the perfect-foresight energy benchmark, the strongest performers were Western Downs Battery Energy Storage System (76%), Supernode BESS (73%), Swanbank BESS (71%). At the other end: Chinchilla BESS, Units 1-80 (52%), Broadsound Energy Park (50%), Woolooga BESS (39%) — capture reflects strategy, contracting and constraints as much as skill, so a low figure is not automatically underperformance.
The strongest single day was 11 Oct 2026 at $1.09M, and the best single battery-day was Supernode BESS on 30 Jul 2026 with $182k. Revenue stays concentrated: five of the period's 136 days delivered 9% of everything Queensland batteries earned.
Supernode BESS led the region with $9.11M. Full dispatch, state-of-charge and bidding detail is available on each battery's page.
Queensland saw 2 price events this period, the sharpest elevated prices peaking at $860/MWh.
| Battery | Energy + FCAS | $/MW | $/MWh | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supernode BESS | $9.11M | $35k/MW | $8,360/MWh | 73% |
| Western Downs Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) | $5.07M | $20k/MW | $9,947/MWh | 68% |
| Tarong BESS | $4.73M | $16k/MW | $7,876/MWh | 60% |
| Western Downs Battery Energy Storage System | $4.66M | $18k/MW | $12k/MWh | 76% |
| Swanbank BESS | $4.63M | $19k/MW | $9,265/MWh | 71% |
| Supernode BESS | $4.02M | $15k/MW | $7,383/MWh | 60% |
| Brendale BESS | $3.94M | $19k/MW | $9,604/MWh | 68% |
| Greenbank BESS | $3.16M | $16k/MW | $7,893/MWh | 60% |
| Ulinda Park BESS | $2.89M | $19k/MW | $9,713/MWh | 65% |
| Broadsound Energy Park | $2.24M | $12k/MW | $6,222/MWh | 50% |
| Chinchilla BESS, Units 1-80 | $1.36M | $14k/MW | $6,787/MWh | 52% |
| Wandoan Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) | $1.19M | $12k/MW | $7,937/MWh | 53% |
Capture = actual energy revenue as a share of the perfect-foresight LP benchmark; shown only for units with material modelled upside.
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Automatically generated from AEMO public data using fixed templates (not AI-written). Figures are estimated gross market revenue (energy + FCAS) from dispatch — they exclude contracts, hedges and network-support schemes (e.g. SIPS), so actual commercial revenue will differ.
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