south australia

South Australia has opened applications for renewable energy feasibility licences across more than 11,000 square kilometres of land with some of the state's highest coincident wind and solar resources.

South Australia could see its peak load double from 3.3GW today to 6.5-7GW by 2040, driven by data centres, green steel and hydrogen demand.

The Australian government has announced AU$24.7 million in funding over three years to establish a National Solar Panel Recycling Pilot.

Australia’s utility-scale solar PV and wind assets collectively generated 5,420GWh in December 2025, a 19% increase from the previous year’s 4,551GWh, according to Rystad Energy.

The Australia government will require energy retailers to provide free solar electricity to households during peak daytime generation periods.

Rystad Energy has said that Queensland’s utility-solar assets were the best-performing solar PV power plants in September 2025.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced that three companies will receive AU$45.5 million (US$29.5 million) in funding through the Solar Sunshot Program.

Australian retailer AGL Energy has confirmed its acquisition of South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant (SAVPP) from Tesla.

ElectraNet has revealed that renewables supplied 100% of South Australia's electricity demand for 27% of 2024, roughly 99 days.

AEMO said that new renewable energy generation and energy storage projects in the final commissioning phase in the NEM have reached 7GW.