The installed nameplate capacity of solar farms in Australia is expected to reach 30.5 gigawatts by 2050. Rooftop solar capacity is to hit 20 gigawatts, making solar power the main energy source by capacity in the country. Combined they are forecast to generate over 116 terawatt hours of electricity.
Forecasted installed nameplate energy capacity in Australia in 2050, by energy source
(in gigawatts)
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Aurora Energy Research. (October 13, 2020). Forecasted installed nameplate energy capacity in Australia in 2050, by energy source (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190114/australia-energy-capacity-outlook-by-source/
Aurora Energy Research. "Forecasted installed nameplate energy capacity in Australia in 2050, by energy source (in gigawatts)." Chart. October 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190114/australia-energy-capacity-outlook-by-source/
Aurora Energy Research. (2020). Forecasted installed nameplate energy capacity in Australia in 2050, by energy source (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190114/australia-energy-capacity-outlook-by-source/
Aurora Energy Research. "Forecasted Installed Nameplate Energy Capacity in Australia in 2050, by Energy Source (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190114/australia-energy-capacity-outlook-by-source/
Aurora Energy Research, Forecasted installed nameplate energy capacity in Australia in 2050, by energy source (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190114/australia-energy-capacity-outlook-by-source/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Forecasted installed nameplate energy capacity in Australia in 2050, by energy source (in gigawatts) [Graph], Aurora Energy Research, October 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190114/australia-energy-capacity-outlook-by-source/
