Coal and gas have finally been eclipsed by renewable energy as wind and solar tip in half the power to Australia’s electricity grid. Stephanie Tran reports an historic event.
Australia’s electricity grid has reached an historic milestone, with renewables supplying almost half of all power across the national electricity market in the final quarter of 2025 and exceeding 50% in Western Australia for the first time.
And dispelling once and for all the fossil fuel myths that coal is cheaper than renewable energy, the December quarter figures show the substantial differences in costs per megawatt hour.