Australian Energy Market

Energy data from the Australian Energy Market Operator

Energy Production by Source During 16 May 2020

Grouping

Region

This graph shows the amount of energy being contributed into the grid by each type of fuel source or generator. It also shows the total which, essentially, amounts to energy being demanded of the grid at any given time.

Rooftop solar does not feature in the AEMO dispatchable/SCADA data used for the rest of the sources. This data is merged for display here, however, in order to create a more complete representation of supply.

More detail may be seen for each type of generator on its individual page: Fossil Energy, Hydro Energy, Wind Energy.

About the Australian Electricity Grid

The electricity grid managed by the AEMO covers New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania and is the world's largest interconnected power system.

The interface between generators (producers of energy) and consumers (industrial users, businesses and homes) is known as the National Electricity Market (NEM). It is the system though which the supply of energy to local distributors is managed, along with the price of that energy.

Most of Australia's electricity needs are fulfilled by power stations which burn fossil fuels like coal and natural gas to drive steam turbines.

A large part is also played by hydroelectric power stations while wind power contributes in line with meteorological conditions.

There are also many smaller generators which use solar technology, biomass, bagasse etc. to create electricity.

A relative newcomer is the installation, en masse, of domestic rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV). AEMO provides daily files summarising the performance of rooftop solar generation by region.