How Queensland's grid-scale batteries performed in 2026: energy and FCAS market revenue, $/MW, $/MWh, top performers, and price events.
Queensland (QLD1) batteries earned $89.28M in estimated gross energy and FCAS market revenue so far in 2026, from 16 grid-scale units tracked by NEMPulse. Figures cover 2026 to date (through 30 Oct 2026).
Normalised across 2,796 MW and 6,164 MWh of registered capacity, the region earned $32k/MW and $14k/MWh for the period.
Energy arbitrage supplied 93% of the total and FCAS 6%, with estimated Frequency Performance Payments contributing the remaining 1% ($662k). Within FCAS, regulation accounted for 34% and contingency 66%; the single largest market was lower 6-second at $1.61M.
For context on the trading conditions, the average daily price spread (top two hours minus bottom two hours) in Queensland was $114/MWh, and the highest spot price reached $19,728/MWh.
Against the perfect-foresight energy benchmark, Queensland batteries captured 61% of what hindsight would have earned, an estimated $51.46M of unrealised upside.
On capture of the perfect-foresight energy benchmark, the strongest performers were Western Downs Battery Energy Storage System (75%), Brendale BESS (69%), Supernode BESS (67%). At the other end: Chinchilla BESS, Units 1-80 (49%), Broadsound Energy Park (44%), Woolooga BESS (33%) — capture reflects strategy, contracting and constraints as much as skill, so a low figure is not automatically underperformance.
The strongest single day was 15 Jan 2026 at $2.28M, and the best single battery-day was Supernode BESS on 15 Jan 2026 with $545k. Revenue stays concentrated: five of the period's 303 days delivered 7% of everything Queensland batteries earned.
3 batteries earned their first market revenue in the period — Supernode BESS, Broadsound Energy Park, Woolooga BESS — adding 662 MW of earning capacity.
Western Downs Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) led the region with $11.37M. Full dispatch, state-of-charge and bidding detail is available on each battery's page.
Queensland saw 4 price events this period, the sharpest an extreme price event peaking at $19,728/MWh.
| Battery | Energy + FCAS | $/MW | $/MWh | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Downs Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) | $11.37M | $45k/MW | $22k/MWh | 65% |
| Tarong BESS | $10.57M | $35k/MW | $18k/MWh | 59% |
| Western Downs Battery Energy Storage System | $10.57M | $41k/MW | $26k/MWh | 75% |
| Brendale BESS | $9.90M | $48k/MW | $24k/MWh | 69% |
| Supernode BESS | $9.67M | $37k/MW | $8,872/MWh | 67% |
| Supernode BESS | $8.56M | $33k/MW | $16k/MWh | 53% |
| Greenbank BESS | $6.77M | $34k/MW | $17k/MWh | 54% |
| Ulinda Park BESS | $6.23M | $40k/MW | $21k/MWh | 62% |
| Swanbank BESS | $6.10M | $24k/MW | $12k/MWh | 65% |
| Chinchilla BESS, Units 1-80 | $2.91M | $29k/MW | $15k/MWh | 49% |
| Wandoan Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) | $2.81M | $28k/MW | $19k/MWh | 51% |
| Bouldercombe Battery Project | $1.91M | $38k/MW | $19k/MWh | 54% |
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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