Australia now gets just under a third of its electricity from wind and solar combined, roughly 29–30% on a full‑year basis.ember-energy+1
Latest national figures
Wind and solar’s share of Australian electricity has risen from about 7% in 2015 to around 28% in 2023. Recent analysis for 2024 puts the combined wind‑plus‑solar share at about 29% of total generation, almost double the global average.ember-energy+1
Breakdown by technology
In 2024, solar was Australia’s single largest source of clean electricity at about 18% of total generation (including both rooftop and utility‑scale solar). Wind provided the rest of the variable renewable share, bringing the total for wind plus solar to around 29%.ember-energy
Context within total renewables
All renewables (wind, solar, hydro, etc.) supplied about 40% of Australia’s electricity in 2024. That means wind and solar together account for roughly three‑quarters of all renewable generation in the country.cleanenergycouncil+2
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