On Saturday, 12 November, 2022, Western Australia set a new record for instantaneous renewable energy share, eclipsing the previous record by 1.3 per cent.
At 12.30pm, the new record of 81 per cent was reached in the state’s Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM), surpassing the previous high of 79 per cent from 7 September, 2021.
“Renewables supplied nearly 40 per cent of total electricity generated in WA’s WEM, also setting a new instantaneous renewables record of 81 per cent on Saturday, up 1.3 per cent from the previous record,” announced the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) on Twitter.
“At the time, rooftop PV was estimated to contribute more than 61 per cent of underlying demand.”