Clean energy will provide 35% of Australia’s total electricity needs within two years, according to a new report highlighting the pace at which solar power is transforming the national energy market.
The report by Green Energy Markets has found rooftop solar systems and new large-scale farms regularly pushed renewable energy generation beyond 30% at midday during June, typically one of the least sunny months.
Tristan Edis, a Green Energy Markets director and analyst, says the report shows that building more coal-fired generators to run as baseload is unnecessary, as they would be unable to compete with solar and wind power on price.