Rockingham is a 2.1 MW waste power plant in Western Australia, Australia. It is operated by AGL Energy Pty Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 23 GWh, it can supply roughly 6.7k homes. It ranks #485 of 536 Australia power plants by installed capacity. In context, the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (38.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id AUS0000358.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 2.1 MW, Rockingham is below the median waste plant in Australia (2.8 MW). Waste-to-energy plants burn municipal solid waste to generate electricity and heat, cutting landfill volume while recovering energy from residual waste.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Generation trend
- 16 GWh in 2013 and 23 GWh in 2018 (+51%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2018: 23 GWh; 2013: 16 GWh
- Share of Australia waste capacity
- 1.1% of 189 MW across 50 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by AGL Energy Pty Ltd. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This waste plant recovers energy by combusting municipal or industrial waste. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 32.3°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 73% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 23/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #30 largest waste power plant of 50 in Australia by capacity.
Australia has 50 waste power plants in this dataset, together about 189 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Kwinana Swift · Gas · 120 MW · Western Australia
- Kwinana Cogeneration · Gas · 119 MW · Western Australia
- Kwinana NewGen · Gas · 320 MW · Western Australia
- Cockburn · Gas · 240 MW · Western Australia
- Kwinana High Efficiency Gas Turbine Plant · Gas · 200 MW · Western Australia
- Kwinana · Gas · 21 MW · Western Australia
Location
Coordinates -32.2863, 115.8154 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Rockingham?
Rockingham is a 2.1 MW waste power plant in Western Australia, Australia.
How much electricity does Rockingham generate?
Rockingham generates about 23 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Rockingham?
Rockingham is operated by AGL Energy Pty Ltd.