Australian renewable energy struggles to hit grid with one solar farm wasting half its yearly output

Analysis last year found solar farms were the most affected by the curtailment of supply, double that of wind. Photograph: moisseyev/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Renewable energy plants are struggling to supply all their output to customers, with one plant in New South Wales wasting half of its output over a full year.

Resolving congestion on the main electricity grid will top the agenda on Friday at the first meeting of federal, state and territory energy ministers in 2023.