{"id":45497,"date":"2025-08-05T14:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T14:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/45497\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T14:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T14:19:08","slug":"wind-power-blows-away-monthly-generation-records-nationally-and-in-four-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/45497\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind power blows away monthly generation records, nationally and in four states"},"content":{"rendered":"

A windy July has blown away a number of wind energy generation records across Australia, according to the latest monthly data from Rystad Energy, including for the country\u2019s main grid, the National Electricity Market (NEM). <\/p>\n

Rystad senior analyst in Australian renewables and power David Dixon says a new record of 3.74 terawatt-hours (TWh) was set for wind generation in the NEM in July, surpassing June 2023\u2019s record of 3.07 TWh.<\/p>\n

Monthly wind generation records were also set in four states, led by Victoria with an output of 1,516 gigawatt-hours (GWh) for July. In New South Wales, a new monthly record of 858 GWh was set, followed by 745 GWh in South Australia and 462 GWh in Queensland.<\/p>\n

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For wind and solar, July 2025 ends with all Australian large-scale PV and wind assets generating 5,177 GWh, up 23 per cent from 4,221 GWh for the same month last year.<\/p>\n

As you can see in the chart below, the top performing wind energy assets for the month were mainly in NSW and Victoria, but Western Australia topped the charts with a 58 per cent capacity factor (CF) for Potentia Energy\u2019s Flat Rocks wind farm.<\/p>\n

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In second and third spot for the best performing wind farms for July are EDL Energy\u2019s Cullerin Range wind farm in NSW (51% CF) and Iberdrola\u2019s Woodlawn (51% CF).<\/p>\n

For large-scale solar, it was all about the Sunshine State in July, with Metka-owned Moura wind farm topping the charts with a capacity factor of 26 per cent, followed by X-Elio\u2019s Blue Grass solar farm (24% CF) and Hana Financial\u2019s Columboola solar farm (24% CF). <\/p>\n

Indeed, all but three of the top performing solar assets for the month are Queensland projects.<\/p>\n

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