South Australia Wind Power Smashes Record – 147% of State Demand

New Record Set

South Australia has broken a major renewable milestone.

• Wind energy supplied 147.3% of the state’s electricity demand at 4:20am on Saturday.

• This beat the previous record of 146.5% set back in 2022.

Why It Happened

Two key changes made this possible:

• ✅ New NSW Link – Stage 1 of Project EnergyConnect opened, adding 150 MW export capacity.

• ✅ Relaxed Gas Rules – Grid now requires only one gas generator online, not two.

At the time of the record:

• SA was exporting 720 MW of power.

• Wind output was over 2,000 MW.

• Only 40 MW of gas was running in the background.

What’s Next

• The rest of Project EnergyConnect will allow even more exports.

• Synchronous condensers + advanced batteries will replace gas for system strength.

• Eight new large-scale batteries are on the way to store extra wind and solar.

World-Leading Target

• SA already gets 75% of its power from renewables.

• By 2027, it aims for 100% net renewables – making it the first major grid in the world to achieve this.

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