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Facilities and Generation
Understanding electricity generation facilities and their data structures
Overview
The OpenElectricity platform tracks electricity generation facilities across Australia’s electricity markets. This guide explains how facility data is structured, accessed, and interpreted.
Facility Structure
Each facility in the system is represented by several interconnected data structures:
Core Facility Data
Unique facility code (
DUID
)
Facility name and description
Network location (
NEM
/
WEM
)
Network region (e.g.,
NSW1
,
VIC1
)
Operational status
Wikipedia references and external links
Generation Units
Units within facilities are tracked with:
Unit codes and numbers
Registered capacity
Fuel technology type
Emissions factors
Registration and deregistration dates
Expected closure dates
Fuel Technologies
Facilities are categorized by fuel technology types:
Renewable Technologies
Solar (utility and rooftop)
Wind
Hydro
Battery storage (charging/discharging)
Bioenergy (biomass, biogas)
Non-Renewable Technologies
Coal (black and brown)
Gas (OCGT, CCGT)
Distillate
Liquid fuel
Status Tracking
Facilities are tracked through various operational states:
Status Types
Operating: Currently generating
Commissioning: Being tested
Announced: Planned facility
Mothballed: Temporarily closed
Retired: Permanently closed
Status Updates
Status changes are tracked historically
Includes dates of status changes
Maintains audit trail of facility lifecycle
Emissions Tracking
Emissions Data
CO2 emissions factors per facility
Total emissions calculations
Emissions intensity tracking
Source references for emissions factors
Environmental Impact
Track environmental performance through:
Carbon intensity metrics
Renewable vs non-renewable generation
Emissions reduction tracking
Fueltechs and Fueltech Groups
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