Australia Electricity

See also: Australia Energy

Electricity Generation in Australia

Australia generates 243,002,100 MWh of electricity as of 2016 (covering 106% of its annual consumption needs).


Nuclear
0%
0 MWh
Renewable
15%
37,205,000 MWh
Hydroelectricity 15,074,000 MWh (6.20%) Non-Hydroelectric 22,302,000 MWh (9.18%)
Geothermal 1,000 MWh (0.00041%) Wind 12,199,000 MWh (5.02%) Solar 6,209,000 MWh (2.56%) Tide & Wave 0 MWh (0%) Biomass & Waste 3,722,000 MWh (1.53%)

Electricity Consumption in Australia

Australia consumed 243,002,100 MWh of electricity as of 2016.

Import/Export

  • Australia imported 0 MWh of electricity in 2016 (covering 0% of its annual consumption needs).
  • Australia exported 0 MWh of electricity in 2016.

Electric Consumption 229,440,100 MWh
Electric Generation 243,002,100 MWh
Nuclear 0 MWh 0%
Renewables 37,205,000 MWh 15.31%
Hydroelectric 15,074,000 MWh 6.20%
Non-Hydroelectric Renewables 22,131,000 MWh 9.11%
Geothermal 1,000 MWh 0.00041%
Wind 12,199,000 MWh 5.02%
Solar, Tide, Wave, Fuel Cell 6,209,000 MWh 2.56%
Tide & Wave 0 MWh 0%
Biomass & Waste 3,722,000 MWh 1.53%
Fossil Fuels 205,968,100 MWh 84.76%
Hydroelectric & Pumped Storage −171,000 MWh −0.070%
Net Imports 0 MWh 0%
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

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