Avustralien satte rekord for vedvarende energi: Takpanelerne dækker mere end halvdelen af efterspørgslen

Forfatter / Redaktør: Hakan Bozkurt•12 October 2026

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In Australia’s national electricity market, on Saturday, September 22, solar and wind energy met 80.4% of electricity demand. For the grid covering the country’s eastern states, South Australia and the Capital Territory, this recorded rate, which lasted for about 30 minutes at lunchtime, shows that rooftop solar panels alone met more than half of the demand.

A portion of the excess energy was taken up by pumped hydroelectric storage and batteries. A portion was curtailed due to the system’s safety rules, network constraints, and low wholesale prices caused by excessive supply at the same time. At the end of the same week, coal production in Queensland reached a record low.