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Rooftop Solar Winners
More than 3.8 million Australian homes have installed solar panels.
Queensland is the state with the most installations, but South Australia leads on a per capita basis.
Which neighbourhoods are doing the heavy lifting? Our rooftop solar tracker ranks every postcode across the country.
Where does your suburb place? Find out here.
Dataset updated monthly. Source: Clean Energy Regulator.
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Renewables in the Grid
Australia's electricity grid is powered by fossil fuels (coal and gas) and renewables (solar, wind and hydro).
By 2030, the country aims to get 82% of its electricity from renewable sources.
Follow the progress of this energy transition, with daily data showing the proportion of renewables in the national electricity grid.
View Renewables Dashboards here.
Dataset updated monthly. WA and NT not included. Source: OpenNEM.
Renewables % of Total Electricity
Australia
|
DATE |
GWh |
% TOTAL |
|---|---|---|
| 08 Sep 2024 | 248.8 | 47.3% |
| 09 Sep 2024 | 263.3 | 46.3% |
| 10 Sep 2024 | 222.3 | 39.1% |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 239.4 | 41.8% |
| 12 Sep 2024 | 236.6 | 41.3% |
| 13 Sep 2024 | 241.9 | 42.3% |
| 14 Sep 2024 | 267.8 | 48.1% |
| 15 Sep 2024 | 268.9 | 48.0% |
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Are Australia's Emissions on Track?
Australia has two emissions targets:
- Net Zero by 2050
- 43% below 2005 levels by 2030
'Net' means total emissions put into the atmosphere minus emissions removed from the atmosphere (either by human intervention or natural processes).
View Emissions Dashboards here.
Mt CO₂-e is Million Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide equivalent. Dataset updated quarterly. Source: DCCEEW.
Yearly Emissions v. 2005
Australia
|
YEAR |
Mt CO₂-e |
v PREV YEAR |
v 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | 441.8 | 0.4% | 28.0% |
| Dec 22 | 441.5 | 0.3% | 28.0% |
| Mar 23 | 442.9 | 0.3% | 27.8% |
| Jun 23 | 444.6 | 1.4% | 27.5% |
| Sep 23 | 440.3 | 0.3% | 28.2% |
| Dec 23 | 439.0 | 0.6% | 28.4% |
| Mar 24 | 440.2 | 0.6% | 28.2% |
| Jun 24 | 440.8 | 0.9% | 28.1% |
Source: DCCEEW Quarterly updates via OnlyFacts
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