Grid reaches 80.5% renewable penetration
1 Sep 19 8:25 AM · 4d ago · 4 posts · 1 comment · 2 sources · development 1 of 1
At 12:25 pm on Saturday afternoon, renewable energy met 80.5% of total grid demand (one data source recorded 81.5%), marking the first time the 80% threshold was crossed. Rooftop solar alone supplied over 50% of demand during this period.
“Renewable energy has broken through another key milestone on Australia's main grid, meeting more than 80 per cent of demand for the first time on Saturday afternoon.”
Renew EconomyGeoff Eldridge GE Nemlog analystNational Electricity Market (NEM) Australia's main grid operator
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Australia's main grid reached a new instantaneous record of over 80% renewables. Including more than 50% rooftop solar The record might have been a lot higher: More than one half of available wind output was being curtailed and nearly half of large scale output was being curtailed The curtailment occurred because rooftop solar was meeting more…
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