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28 May 2025
Clean energy investment soared in 2024, led by a significant uptick in new financial commitments to large-scale generation and another strong year for big batteries. Meanwhile, rooftop solar continued to lead the transition in terms of capacity added.
It is critical that industry, governments, communities and other stakeholders work together to maintain the momentum that has been built in recent years and double down on Australia’s extraordinary clean energy potential.
That includes $9 billion for new large-scale generation projects - the highest single year ever, and the highest since the boom of 2018. That includes $5.8 billion of new investment commitments for wind projects - the highest yearly figure since the Clean Energy Council began reporting data in 2017.
With 3.2 GW of new capacity added, rooftop solar led the energy transition in 2024 - almost reaching the rooftop solar record of 2021.
It was fifth year running that more than 300,000 rooftop solar installations took place, and rooftop solar now generates over 12% of Australia's electricity.
1.3 GW of large-scale solar and 836 MW of onshore wind was added to the grid in 2024.
Many of the headwinds for large-scale energy projects remain from recent years, including slow planning and environmental assessment processes in some jurisdictions, higher costs and tighter markets for equipment and labour.
AEMO’S 2026 Integrated System Plan reinforces urgency of Australia's clean energy build
"The plan is clear about what to build. The job now is to build it at a pace to replace coal generation in an orderly manner," said Jackie Trad, CEO of the Clean Energy Council.
NSW Opposition urged to maintain bipartisan backing for Renewable Energy Zones as coal exits system
The Clean Energy Council has urged the NSW Opposition to maintain its longstanding bipartisan support for the state’s Renewable Energy Zones, warning that winding back the New England Renewable Energy Zone would put at risk the infrastructure needed to replace retiring coal-fired power stations and keep the state’s electricity system reliable.
NSW Energy Security Corporation plugs in major battery funding commitment
The Clean Energy Council welcomes the landmark commitment from the NSW Energy Security Corporation (ESC) to establish four large-scale battery infrastructure across the state.
Submission to AEMO on integrating price-responsive resources (IPRR) into the NEM
Our submission to AEMO on integrating price-responsive resources (IPRR) into the National Electricity Market supports a staged delivery approach as a pragmatic response to system complexity and reform pressures.
Proposed 2 km setback puts 26,000 Victorian jobs and future electricity supply at risk
The Victorian Opposition's proposed mandatory 2 km setback policy would put 26,000 Victorian jobs at risk and leave what little land remains for new energy projects too fragmented and isolated to develop, according to new analysis commissioned by the Clean Energy Council.
