Articles * States & Territories

Jun 07, 2024

2 min read

Introducing Energy on OnlyFacts

We’ve published a new section on OnlyFacts that focuses on energy, which tracks the transition to renewables in Australia's domestic electricity systems. A few highlights: Daily updates The energy data is updated every morning at around 4am AEST with the previous day’s data. Comparisons * Never miss the daily data and trends showing our electricity fuel mix. * Compare countries and Australian states and territories in the race to renewables. Most relevant data drilldowns * Easily trac

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May 31, 2024

1 min read

🇦🇺 How Australia's states and territories import and export energy

The largest electricity network in Australia is the National Electricity Market (NEM), handling more than 80% of production and consumption. This runs down the east and southeast coast of Australia, covering coastal Queensland, NSW, the ACT, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. The NEM enables interstate trade in electricity. It uses high voltage interconnectors to link the transmission networks in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. The AEMC outlines ‘the

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Aug 01, 2023

1 min read

Which states are winning the renewable energy race?

In this briefing: State scoreboards for renewable energy generation. Nothing like a little healthy competition. Australians love a race. And the race is on to generate more electricity from renewables. Which state is winning? Here is a scoreboard showing the most renewable electricity generated by state. Renewable trends NSW did the heaviest lifting, both gross and per capita. Victoria picked up speed in 2020. Tasmania punched above its weight. Charts below: Electricity Generated from Re

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