Solar Break Quarterly Generation Records in Australia in Q1

Australia Solar Surges to 2.7 GW as Renewables, Batteries Displace Coal and Gas

Australia saw record energy demand matched by renewable energy additions to the grid, as batteries and solar helped push wholesale prices down

Renewables lift supply share as batteries re-shape energy markets: AEMO I Australian Rural & Regional News

Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), Media Release, 30 April 2026 Renewable generation growth and rising battery participation continued to reshape Australia’s east coast electricity system in the first quarter of 2026, alongside a year-on-year decline in wholesale prices, according to AEMO’s Quarterly Energy Dynamics (QED) report published today. In the National Electricity Market (NEM), renewables supplied 46.5 per cent of generation, th…

Solar break quarterly generation records in Australia in Q1

In Q1 2026, grid-scale solar generation jumped 648 MW compared to the same period in 2025, recording an all-time quarterly high of 2,706 MW output, according to new figures released by the Australian Energy Market Operator.From pv magazine Australia Grid-scale solar recorded an all-time quarterly high of 2,706 MW, up 648 MW year-on-year, according to new figures released by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) in its Quarterly Energy Dyn…

Grid-scale and distributed solar break quarterly generation records: AEMO

In Q1 2026, grid-scale solar generation jumped 648 MW compared to the same period in 2025, recording an all-time quarterly high of 2,706 MW output, according to new figures released by AEMO in its Quarterly Energy Dynamics Q1 2026 report.Grid-scale solar recorded an all-time quarterly high of 2,706 MW, up 648 MW year-on-year, according to new figures released by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) in its Quarterly Energy Dynamics (QED) …

Australian renewable generation hits record high in grid

The first quarter of 2026 saw record energy demand matched by record renewables in Australia’s energy grid, and a decline in wholesale electricity prices. The Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) Quarterly Energy Dynamics report showed renewables reached a record across the National Electricity Market for the January to March quarter, a period where demand also reached a record high. Related article: Grid-scale batteries dominate grid conn…

Battery boom cuts gas use to lowest level in decades

Image: arsyi_06/stock.adobe.comBattery output has doubled across the National Electricity Market (NEM), helping push gas-fired generation to its lowest level since the 1990s, as storage cements its role in reshaping how electricity is supplied and priced. In the first quarter of 2026, that surge translated into a step-change in market influence, with batteries increasingly shifting large volumes of daytime solar into the evening peak and playing…