Corporations registered under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act) are required to report greenhouse gas emissions, and energy production and consumption to the Clean Energy Regulator (the agency), by 31 October each year. By 28 February each year, the agency publishes a point-in-time extract of scope 1, scope 2 emissions and energy production data specific to the electricity sector for the previous financial year.

Unlike the corporate emissions and energy data set, which is published at a controlling corporation level, the electricity sector emissions and production tables below are published at a designated generation facility level. This includes primary fuel source, emissions intensity and grid connection for each generator, as well as aggregated emissions and production for the entire sector.

Designated generation facility data 2020-21

Information as at 28 February 2022.

We define the following terms for the purposes of electricity emissions and generation data:

Designated generation facility: A designated generation facility is a facility where the principal activity is electricity production. Facilities that generate electricity for their own use or as a secondary activity are not considered a designated generation facility and therefore not included in this publication.

Emissions intensity: Emissions intensity data is defined as reported scope 1 emissions divided by reported electricity production. Electricity production is based on total generation reported through NGER, including electricity used by the facility. The emissions intensities in this report are based on data as reported to the agency and no adjustment has been made to reflect any specific circumstances. Emissions intensities elsewhere are more typically measured (including by AEMO) based on electricity sent out to the grid, which results in a higher emissions intensity per designated generation facility.

Grid-connected: Grid-connected refers to connection to a designated electricity network. The designated electricity networks include the National Electricity Market, the South West interconnected system, the North West interconnected system, the Darwin to Katherine network, and the Mount Isa-Cloncurry supply network for the purposes of the safeguard mechanism.

Designated generation facility aggregates: If a report submitted under the NGER scheme contains a facility aggregate, and does not include disaggregated information for individual facilities, data will be published at the aggregated level.

Designated generation facilities cannot apply to have their facility level data withheld under section 25 of the NGER Act.

Downloadable version of the data table

documentasset:Greenhouse and energy information by designated generation facility 2020-21

Facility Name    Reporting Entity    Total Scope 1 Emissions (t CO2-e)    Electricity Production (GJ)    Grid    Primary Fuel    Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm ACCIONA ENERGY OCEANIA PTY LTD 47 512,455 NEM Wind Bayswater Power Station AGL ENERGY LIMITED 12,763,444 51,517,714 NEM Black Coal Bogong Power Station AGL ENERGY LIMITED 83 314,481 NEM Hydro Broken Hill Solar Plant AGL ENERGY LIMITED 81 408,929 NEM Solar Clover Hydro AGL ENERGY LIMITED 2 1,481 NEM Hydro Copeton Hydro AGL ENERGY LIMITED 1 33,585 NEM Hydro Dartmouth Hydro AGL ENERGY LIMITED 0 153,275 NEM Hydro Eildon Hydro AGL ENERGY LIMITED 10 401,140 NEM Hydro Glenbawn Hydro AGL ENERGY LIMITED 0 123 NEM Hydro Hallett (Stage 1) Wind Farm AGL ENERGY LIMITED 125 1,062,039 NEM Wind Hallett (Stage 2) Wind Farm AGL ENERGY LIMITED 84 812,671 NEM Wind Hallett (Stage 4) Wind Farm AGL ENERGY LIMITED 191 1,506,996 NEM Wind Hallett (Stage 5) Wind Farm AGL ENERGY LIMITED 65 465,379 NEM Wind Hunter Valley Gas Turbines AGL ENERGY LIMITED 0 0 NEM Gas Kwinana Swift Power Station AGL ENERGY LIMITED 20,567 124,238 SWIS Gas Liddell Power Station AGL ENERGY LIMITED 7,021,228 26,305,616 NEM Black Coal Loy Yang Power Station and Mine AGL ENERGY LIMITED 19,153,341 59,031,839 NEM Brown Coal Macarthur Wind Farm AGL ENERGY LIMITED 7,637 2,641,871 NEM Wind McKay Creek Hydro AGL ENERGY LIMITED 2 386,791 NEM Hydro Rubicon Hydro Scheme AGL ENERGY LIMITED 0 0 NEM Hydro Nyngan Solar Plant AGL ENERGY LIMITED 154 840,121 NEM Solar Oaklands Hill Wind Farm AGL ENERGY LIMITED 63 630,310 NEM Wind Silverton Wind Farm AGL ENERGY LIMITED 81 2,826,436 NEM Wind Somerton Power Station AGL ENERGY LIMITED 70,675 360,423 NEM Gas Wattle Point Wind Farm AGL ENERGY LIMITED 78 950,951 NEM Wind Torrens Island Power Station AGL ENERGY LIMITED 957,873 6,008,329 NEM Gas Burrendong Hydro AGL ENERGY LIMITED 1 43,303 NEM Hydro West Kiewa Hydro AGL ENERGY LIMITED 1 609,716 NEM Hydro Yarrawonga Hydro AGL ENERGY LIMITED 0 156,774 NEM Hydro Pindari Hydro AGL ENERGY LIMITED 0 0 NEM Hydro

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Electricity sector emissions and production data 2020-21

Information as at 28 February 2022.

The agency publishes total electricity generation and emissions data to assist with tracking the sector in relation to the sectoral baseline as set under the safeguard mechanism.

Under the safeguard mechanism, a sectoral baseline applies collectively to grid-connected generators. Under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Safeguard Mechanism) Rule 2015 the sectoral baseline is set at 198 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂-e), based on electricity sector’s emissions from 2009–10 to 2013–14. If the sectoral baseline is exceeded collectively by grid-connected generators, it will no longer apply and individual baselines will apply to generators.

In 2020-21, total reported scope 1 emissions from grid-connected generators was 148 million tonnes CO₂-e.

Notes for publication

• The information contained in this publication is as reported by registered corporations.
• Facilities may appear twice in the above data where joint venture partners report totals for facilities in joint venture. There is no duplication included in the below totals.
• The agency may periodically republish NGER data to reflect the most up to date information available and in line with ongoing compliance activity.

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