As Australia’s electricity supply shifts to clean energy, a big challenge is looming. How do we “keep the lights on” as big coal plants close, and a far-flung network of wind and solar generators replaces them?
This balancing act was outlined in the latest annual stocktake by the Australian Energy Market Operator. It said large-scale renewables projects must be delivered on time and in full if electricity in Australia’s eastern mainland states, plus South Australia and Tasmania, was to remain stable in the next decade.
