Solar Energy

Solar power in the Australian Energy Market

% MW

Solar Energy Production During 21 May 2019

The default, capacity factor graph shows the output as a percentage of registered capacity. Alternatively, you may view the actual output in megawatts.

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Solar Generators

ID	Name	Source/Technology	Registered Capacity (MW)
New South Wales (NSW1)
AVLSF1	Avonlie Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	254
BERYLSF1	Beryl Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	98
BOMENSF1	Bomen Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	121
BROKENH1	Broken Hill Solar Plant	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat panel	54
COLEASF1	Coleambally Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	180
CRWASF1	Corowa Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	36
DARLSF1	Darlington Point Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	324
FINLYSF1	Finley Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	162
GNNDHSF1	Gunnedah Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	144
GOONSF1	Goonumbla Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	85
GRIFSF1	Griffith Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	27
GULLRSF1	Gullen Range Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat panel	10
HILLSTN1	Hillston Sun Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	110
JEMALNG1	Jemalong Solar Project	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	55
JUNEESF1	Junee Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	36
LIMOSF11	Limondale Solar Farm 1	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	275
LIMOSF21	Limondale Solar Farm 2	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	38
MANSLR1	Manildra solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat panel	50
METZSF1	Metz Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	135
MLSP1	Mugga Lane Solar Park	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	12
MOLNGSF1	Molong Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	36
MOREESF1	Moree Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	57
NEVERSF1	Nevertire Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	132
NEWENSF1	New England Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	235
NEWENSF2	New England Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	235
NYNGAN1	Nyngan Solar Plant	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat panel	102
PARSF1	Parkes Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat panel	55
ROYALLA1	Royalla Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat panel	20
SEBSF1	Sebastopol Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	110
SUNRSF1	SUNRAYSIA SF	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat panel	228
SUNTPSF1	Suntop Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	175
WAGGNSF1	Wagga North Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	55
WELLSF1	Wellington Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	216
WELNSF1	Wellington North Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	436
WLWLSF1	Walla Walla Solar Farm 1	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat Panel	202
WLWLSF2	Walla Walla Solar Farm 2	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat Panel	202
WRSF1	White Rock Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat Panel	22
WSTWYSF1	West Wyalong Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	105
WYASF1	Wyalong Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	62
			4,891
Queensland (QLD1)
BARCSF1	Barcaldine Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	20
BLUEGSF1	Blue Grass Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	183
CHILDSF1	Childers Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	64
CLARESF1	Clare Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	110
CLERMSF1	Clermont Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	92
COLUMSF1	Columboola Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	217
CSPVPS1	Collinsville Solar PV Power Station	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat Panel	42
DAYDSF1	Daydream Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	167
DDSF1	Darling Downs Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat Panel	121
EDENVSF1	Edenvale Solar Park	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	180
EMERASF1	Emerald Solar Park	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	88
GANGARR1	Gangarri Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	162
HAMISF1	Hamilton Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	58
HAUGHT11	Haughton Solar Farm Stage 1	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	132
HAYMSF1	Hayman Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	58
HUGSF1	Hughenden Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	21
KEPSF1	Kennedy Energy Park	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	16
KINGASF1	Kingaroy Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	47
KSP1	Kidston Solar Project	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat panel	50
LILYSF1	Lilyvale Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	118
LRSF1	Longreach Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	17
MARYRSF1	Maryrorough Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	33
MIDDLSF1	Middlemount Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	30
MOUSF1	Moura Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	99
OAKEY1SF	Oakey 1 Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	30
OAKEY2SF	Oakey 2 Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	65
RRSF1	Ross River Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	128
RUGBYR1	Rugby Run Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	83
SMCSF1	Sun Metals Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat panel	143
SRSF1	Susan River Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat panel	85
WANDSF1	Wandoan Solar Farm 1	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat Panel	159
WARWSF1	Warwick Solar Farm 1	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat Panel	39
WARWSF2	Warwick Solar Farm 2	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat Panel	39
WDGPH1	Western Downs GPH	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	501
WHITSF1	Whitsunday Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	58
WOOLGSF1	Woolooga Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	222
YARANSF1	Yarranlea Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	121
			3,799
South Australia (SA1)
ADPPV1	Adelaide Desalination Plant	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	25
BNGSF1	Bungala One Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	135
BNGSF2	Bungala Two Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	135
BOWWPV1	Bolivar Waste Water Treatment Plant	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	8
HVWWPV1	Happy Valley Water Treatment Plant	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	11
MANNSF2	Mannum 2 Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	37
MAPS2PV1	Mannum - Adelaide Pipeline Pumping Station No 2, PV Units 1-6	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	16
MAPS3PV1	Mannum - Adelaide Pipeline Pumping Station No 3, PV Units 1-6	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	16
MBPS2PV1	Murray Bridge-Onkaparinga Pipeline Pumping Station No 2	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	14
MWPS1PV1	Morgan-Whyalla Pipeline Pumping Station No 1	solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	6
MWPS2PV1	Morgan-Whyalla Pipeline Pumping Station No 2	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	6
MWPS3PV1	Morgan-Whyalla Pipeline Pumping Station No 3	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	8
MWPS4PV1	Morgan-Whyalla Pipeline Pumping Station No 4	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	6
PAREPS1	Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat panel	99
TB2SF1	Tailem Bend 2 Hybrid Renewable Power Station	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat Panel	105
TBSF1	Tailem Bend Solar Project 1	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat Panel	108
			734
Victoria (VIC1)
BANN1	Bannerton Solar Park	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	100
COHUNSF1	Cohuna Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	31
GANNSF1	Gannawarra Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	55
GIRGSF	Girgarre Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	93
GLENSF1	Glenrowan Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	126
GLRWNSF1	Glenrowan West Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	132
KARSF1	Karadoc Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Flat panel	104
KIAMSF1	Kiamal Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	239
NUMURSF1	Numurkah Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	112
WEMENSF1	Wemen Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	98
WINTSF1	Winton Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat Panel	107
YATSF1	Yatpool Solar Farm	Solar, Photovoltaic Tracking Flat panel	94
			1,291
Total registered
			10,714

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.