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SA’s electricity generation mix: Green = Renewables, Black = Fossil, Purple = Imports.<\/p><\/div>\r\n

In 2007, less than 1% of South Australia’s electricity came from renewable sources. \u00a0An army of trolls claimed it was impossible for intermittent renewables to power more than 20% of SA’s grid.<\/p>\r\n

Fast forward 15 years, and over 12 months, wind and solar power generated<\/strong> 70% of SA’s electricity while the percentage of consumption<\/strong> that was renewable was around 64%1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\r\n

South Australia is a world leader in wind and solar energy generation and will generate more renewable electricity than it consumes by 2030.\u00a0 Reaching 70% is an important milestone2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\r\n

AEMO Figures<\/h2>\r\n

Here’s a graph<\/a> from the Australian Electricity Market Operator (AEMO<\/a>).\u00a0 It shows the percentage of large-scale electricity generation by each major source over the past year:<\/p>\r\n

\"Energy

Wind was the largest source of electrical energy, providing nearly two-thirds more than natural gas. The state’s tiny quantity of hydroelectric generation is not shown, as its output is similar to a single wind turbine’s.\u00a0 (Image: AEMO)<\/p><\/div>\r\n

Wind and solar power together account for 63% of generation.\u00a0 The state’s batteries are almost entirely charged with renewable electricity, so it may be reasonable to bump it up to 64%. \u00a0But the AEMO figures fall short because they leave out rooftop solar panels.\u00a0 To determine solar power’s full contribution, I will use information from OpenNEM<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

OpenNEM Figures<\/h2>\r\n

The NEM part of OpenNEM stands for National Electricity Market, which covers the eastern states but not WA or NT.\u00a0 The “open” part refers to how they put NEM info on the net for everyone to see.<\/p>\r\n

We can be very confident that AEMO information is correct because they are in charge of operating the grid and have access to vast resources thanks to getting a cut of your electricity bill.\u00a0 OpenNEM does very well, considering they don’t operate a trans-continental electricity grid and only have access to extremely sub-vast resources.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Electricity Generation Percentage<\/h2>\r\n

OpenNEM says South Australia generated 2,387 gigawatt-hours from rooftop solar panels over the past year — including small-scale solar farms of 100 kilowatts or less.\u00a0 Taking their figures for gigawatt-hours (GWh) of generation and using them to determine percentages gives the following:…<\/p>\r\n

\"South<\/p>\r\n

Assuming the batteries were charged with 80% renewable energy, wind and solar provided 70.3% of SA’s total generation.<\/p>\r\n

SA Smashing Gas<\/h2>\r\n

Below is OpenNEM showing SA electricity generation and imports for the past 23 years:<\/p>\r\n

\"Graph:

When columns extend below the dotted line it represents energy exported to Victoria.\u00a0 (Image: OpenNEM)<\/p><\/div>\r\n

Since 2007, South Australian renewables have expanded rapidly, driving coal generation out of the state by 2016.\u00a0 This was followed by a temporary increase in gas that has steadily reduced.\u00a0 Last financial year, gas generation was close to half what it was in 2018-19.\u00a0 A good thing too, as that stuff costs a fortune<\/a> at the moment. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

The AEMO predicts South Australia will be producing more renewable electricity than its total electricity consumption by 2030.\u00a0 But I’ve got my hopes set on the state reaching that point well before then.\u00a0 Rooftop solar in South Australia<\/a> is expanding rapidly and will only pick up pace<\/a> when we’re hit with massive electricity price hikes next year.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Wind generation is also expanding in SA after a three-year hiatus.\u00a0 Australia’s second-largest wind farm, the 412-megawatt Goyder South project<\/a>, is under construction northeast of Port Wakefield.\u00a0 It will be completed in 2024, but as they don’t like leaving completed wind turbines sitting idle, it will start contributing clean energy to the SA grid well before then.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

When South Australia reaches 100% renewable energy generation, it will show the world a major region with no hydro can eliminate its reliance on fossil fuels.\u00a0 These world-changing developments are helping secure a safe future for us all. It’s a great time to be alive.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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While painting an international picture, a focus in the report is a case study of the situation in South Australia.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Wind an solar power - SA wholesale electricity prices","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/coal-solar-wind-sa.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/coal-solar-wind-sa.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/coal-solar-wind-sa.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/coal-solar-wind-sa.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":67020,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/cheap-renewables-expensive-electricity\/","url_meta":{"origin":67018,"position":1},"title":"If Renewables Are So Cheap, Why Is South Australian Electricity So Expensive?","author":"Ronald Brakels","date":"November 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Recently I wrote about South Australia going from zero to 70% renewable energy generation in 16 years, resulting in: reduced greenhouse gas emissions improved air quality lower electricity prices than we'd have without those renewables But - although our electricity prices would be much higher without renewable energy, electricity prices\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Electricity Prices"","block_context":{"text":"Electricity Prices","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/electricity-prices\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"ground mount solar in Australia","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ground-mount-solar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ground-mount-solar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ground-mount-solar.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ground-mount-solar.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ground-mount-solar.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43009,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/qld-lnp-renewables-mb1676\/","url_meta":{"origin":67018,"position":2},"title":"Queensland Renewable Energy Projects And Jobs “At Risk”","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"September 9, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Queensland LNP\u2019s policy position to ditch the state's renewable energy target could delay projects and thousands of jobs says Solar Citizens. 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