Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) recorded a combined 3,893GWh of solar generation in August 2026, comprising 1,628GWh from utility-scale assets and 2,265GWh from rooftop systems.
Australia recorded its strongest quarter yet for rooftop solar installations, household battery storage uptake and large-scale solar investment in Q2 2026, according to the Clean Energy Regulator's (CER) latest Quarterly Carbon Market Report.
EnergyAustralia has admitted breaching the Electricity Retail Code by failing to make the Solar Sharer Offer available to eligible households from 1 July 2026.
A Brazilian government bill mandating 2.5GW of new gas-fired power plants will increase the curtailment of renewable energy plants by 12%, according to analysis from Aurora Energy Research.