# Smithfield Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
Publisher: CapexCue
Canonical dossier:
Dossier reference: release 1 (a4c410ea-10f1-43c0-8c5e-d8d5ac36f095)
Released project intelligence
Oldest supporting observation: 2026-10-17T18:37:01.662897+00:00
Dossier released: 2026-10-17T19:05:06.470011+00:00
Source report dates and capture dates are listed per fact below; neither establishes an event date.
## Project summary
Smithfield BESS is a 65 MW / 130 MWh battery storage facility in Smithfield, NSW, on Darug land, approximately 30 km from the Sydney CBD. The source reports that it was constructed and commissioned in 2025, reached full commercial operations on 14 November 2025, and participates in all FCAS markets.
## Evidence limits and unknowns
- Source observed 17 October 2026: the supplied text does not specify the asset owner or operator, procurement status, budget, supplier packages, or a next project milestone. The source does not establish an open buying window.
Current purchasing availability: unknown.
Source-dated plans do not establish current progress or available supplier packages.
## Project metadata
Country: Australia
Region: Oceania
Physical assets: Battery Storage
Derived from the exact released evidence; unresolved fields remain unclassified.
## Project category
Energy
Derived from the reviewed scope statement; delivery stage remains unclassified.
Battery energy storage facility rated at 65 MW / 130 MWh; 65 MW installed capacity and two-hour storage duration.
Source: www.iberdrola.com.au — https://www.iberdrola.com.au/our-assets/asset-map/firming-assets/smithfield-bess | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T18:37:01.662897+00:00
Project overview
Oldest decisive evidence: 2026-10-17T18:37:01.662897+00:00
Newest evidence: 2026-10-17T18:37:01.662897+00:00
Knowledge reviewed: 2026-10-17T19:03:30.507590+00:00
Publication reviewed: 2026-10-17T19:04:34.129804+00:00
## Date
Constructed and commissioned in 2025; achieved full commercial operations status on 14 November 2025.
Status: actual
Attribution: www.iberdrola.com.au
Source: www.iberdrola.com.au — https://www.iberdrola.com.au/our-assets/asset-map/firming-assets/smithfield-bess | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T18:37:01.662897+00:00
## Name
Smithfield Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
Status: reported
Attribution: www.iberdrola.com.au
Source: www.iberdrola.com.au — https://www.iberdrola.com.au/our-assets/asset-map/firming-assets/smithfield-bess | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T18:37:01.662897+00:00
## Scope
Battery energy storage facility rated at 65 MW / 130 MWh; 65 MW installed capacity and two-hour storage duration.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.iberdrola.com.au
Source: www.iberdrola.com.au — https://www.iberdrola.com.au/our-assets/asset-map/firming-assets/smithfield-bess | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T18:37:01.662897+00:00
## Activity
Actively participates in all Frequency Control Ancillary Services (FCAS) markets.
Status: actual
Attribution: www.iberdrola.com.au
Source: www.iberdrola.com.au — https://www.iberdrola.com.au/our-assets/asset-map/firming-assets/smithfield-bess | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T18:37:01.662897+00:00
## Location
Smithfield, NSW, on Darug land, approximately 30 km from the Sydney CBD.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.iberdrola.com.au
Source: www.iberdrola.com.au — https://www.iberdrola.com.au/our-assets/asset-map/firming-assets/smithfield-bess | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T18:37:01.662897+00:00
## Cite this dossier
CapexCue — Smithfield Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) — dossier released 2026-10-17T19:05:06.470011+00:00, release 1 (a4c410ea-10f1-43c0-8c5e-d8d5ac36f095) — https://capexcue.com/projects/smithfield-battery-energy-storage-system-bess-6bbbdd4d-abb/.
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