Avustralya setter rekord for fornybar energi: Takpanelene møtte over halvparten av etterspørselen

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 figure shows that rooftop solar panels alone met more than half of the demand for about 30 minutes during lunchtime.

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