Solar energy eclipsed coal as the lead source of power across the national energy market at lunchtime on Friday, something experts say will become more common.
abc.net.au/news/solar-briefly-overtakes-coal-australia-number-one-source-power/101354054For about half an hour on Friday, the national energy market caught a glimpse of what a renewables-powered future might look like.
It was not the first time it had happened, but experts said it was the first time it had happened under relatively "normal" conditions. The milestone occurred around lunchtime on Friday, with solar making up roughly 40 per cent of the market share and coal taking up 38 per cent.In total, renewables provided 60 per cent of the market's power.Mr Stabler said these sorts of moments — where coal takes a clear back seat in electricity production — were going to become more common, particularly around this time of year."This is just the first of many events like this," he said.
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