Renewable energy in Australia
Renewable energy in Australia includes wind power, hydroelectricity, solar photovoltaics, heat pumps, geothermal, wave and solar thermal energy.
| Source | Generation (GWh) |
|---|---|
| Wind | 29,892 |
| Small solar | 21,726 |
| Hydro | 16,537 |
| Large solar | 11,740 |
| Bioenergy | 3,181 |
| Medium solar | 980 |
In 2022, Australia produced 84,056 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy, which accounted for 35.9% of electricity production.
Australia produced 378.7 PJ of overall renewable energy (including renewable electricity) in 2016-17, which accounted for 6.2% of Australia's total energy use (6,146 PJ). Renewable energy grew by an annual average of 3.2% in the 10 years between 2007 and 2017, and by 5.2% between 2016 and 2017. This contrasts to growth in coal (-1.9%), oil (1.7%) and gas (2.9%) over the same 10-year period.
Similar to many other countries, development of renewable energy in Australia has been encouraged by government energy policy implemented in response to concerns about climate change, energy independence and economic stimulus.