Renewable energy accounted for a record 42.1% of generation in Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) in the second quarter of 2026, up from 37.1% a year earlier, market operator AEMO said in its <a href="https://www.aemo.com.au/-/media/files/major-publications/qed/2026/qed-q2-2026.pdf?rev=5cfa9aa6b7b6490ab22a13de588f9a66&sc_lang=en" target="_blank">Quarterly Energy Dynamics report</a> published in July.

More than 700 MW of rooftop solar was added to Australia’s main grid in the past three months, helping drive wholesale electricity prices in the country's National Electricity…

NEM-wide battery price spreads fell 85% in a single year to average AU$51/MWh (US$35/MWh) in Q2 2026, according to AEMO.