How Queensland's grid-scale batteries performed in November 2026: energy and FCAS market revenue, $/MW, $/MWh, top performers, and price events.
Queensland (QLD1) batteries earned $326k in estimated gross energy and FCAS market revenue so far in November 2026, from 15 grid-scale units tracked by NEMPulse. Figures cover November 2026 to date (through 1 Nov 2026).
Normalised across 2,574 MW and 5,571 MWh of registered capacity, the region earned $127/MW and $59/MWh for the period.
Total revenue was down 40% on the same days of October 2026, which returned $543k. Per MW per day — which strips out both fleet growth and the length of the window — earnings were down 35% at $127/MW/day. Optimal capture slipped 9 points, from 69% to 60%.
Energy arbitrage supplied 99% of the total and FCAS 1%, with estimated Frequency Performance Payments contributing the remaining 0% ($74). Within FCAS, regulation accounted for 93% and contingency 7%; the single largest market was raise regulation at $3k.
For context on the trading conditions, the average daily price spread (top two hours minus bottom two hours) in Queensland was $48/MWh, down 65% on the previous period, and the highest spot price reached $99/MWh.
Against the perfect-foresight energy benchmark, Queensland batteries captured 60% of what hindsight would have earned, an estimated $215k of unrealised upside.
On capture of the perfect-foresight energy benchmark, the strongest performers were Supernode BESS (73%), Wandoan Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) (71%), Swanbank BESS (71%). At the other end: Tarong BESS (44%), Supernode BESS (43%), Ulinda Park BESS (43%) — capture reflects strategy, contracting and constraints as much as skill, so a low figure is not automatically underperformance.
The strongest single day was 1 Nov 2026 at $326k, and the best single battery-day was Supernode BESS on 1 Nov 2026 with $72k.
Supernode BESS led the region with $72k. Full dispatch, state-of-charge and bidding detail is available on each battery's page.
| Battery | Energy + FCAS | $/MW | $/MWh | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supernode BESS | $72k | $276/MW | $66/MWh | 73% |
| Swanbank BESS | $43k | $170/MW | $85/MWh | 71% |
| Western Downs Battery Energy Storage System | $32k | $125/MW | $80/MWh | 68% |
| Western Downs Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) | $31k | $120/MW | $60/MWh | 59% |
| Tarong BESS | $25k | $84/MW | $42/MWh | 44% |
| Broadsound Energy Park | $24k | $135/MW | $68/MWh | 59% |
| Greenbank BESS | $23k | $117/MW | $58/MWh | 63% |
| Supernode BESS | $22k | $83/MW | $40/MWh | 43% |
| Brendale BESS | $21k | $101/MW | $51/MWh | 53% |
| Ulinda Park BESS | $12k | $79/MW | $41/MWh | 43% |
| Wandoan Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) | $10k | $98/MW | $65/MWh | 71% |
| Chinchilla BESS, Units 1-80 | $9k | $92/MW | $46/MWh | 51% |
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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