The following details from 2018 provide a quick reference for key data on the administration of the
Renewable Energy Target.
Large-scale Renewable Energy Target
Supply
| Description | Metric |
|---|
| 2018 | Large-scale renewable energy power stations accredited | 361 |
| Large-scale renewable energy power stations by energy source | 5 biomass 6 hydro 339 solar 11 wind |
| Large-scale renewable energy capacity accredited | 3.5 gigawatts |
| Large-scale generation certificates validated | 22,991,450 |
| Large-scale renewable energy power station above baseline generation | 22,350 gigawatt hours |
| Cumulative | Cumulative number of all Large-scale renewable energy power stations | 1072 |
| Cumulative Large-scale renewable energy capacity accredited | 18.8 gigawatts |
| Committed and probable construction of new Large-scale renewable energy power stations
announced since 1 January 2016 | 11.6 gigawatts |
Demand
| Description | Metric |
|---|
| 2018 | Large-scale generation certificates acquitted | 24,277,951 |
| Large-scale generation certificates voluntarily surrendered (mainly for GreenPower) | 687,816 |
| Large-scale Renewable Energy Target on-time surrender | 86.1 per cent |
| Total Large-scale certificate shortfall charge | $220 million |
| Exemption issued to emissions-intensive trade-exposed activities | 39,126 gigawatt hours |
Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme
Supply
| Description | Metric |
|---|
| 2018 | New Small-scale systems installed | 276,933 |
| Small-scale systems installed by type | 216,784 solar panel systems 40,487 solar water heaters 19,662 air source heat pump |
| Total capacity for Small-scale generation units installed | 1.5 gigawatts |
| Average capacity of solar panel systems | 7.1 kilowatts |
| Number of residential (0–15 kilowatt) solar PV system installations and capacity | Installations: 207,598
Capacity: 1.2 gigawatts |
| Number of mid-scale (15–100 kilowatt) solar PV system installations and capacity | Installations: 9186
Capacity: 324 megawatts |
| Number of Small-scale solar PV system installations by state and territory | 3628 Australian Capital Territory 55,616 New South Wales 2136 Northern Territory 52,815
Queensland 21,381 South Australia 2470 Tasmania 45,840 Victoria 32,898 Western Australia |
| Small-scale technology certificates validated | 29,878,136 |
| Cumulative | Cumulative number of installed Small-scale systems | 3,190,276 |
| Cumulative number of installed Small-scale systems by type | 2,033,684 solar panel systems 905,693 solar water heaters 250,458 air source heat pumps 423
wind systems 18 hydro systems |
| Cumulative capacity for small-generation units | 8.1 gigawatts |
| Generation and displacement by Small-scale systems | 13,394 gigawatt hours |
Demand
| Description | Metric |
|---|
| 2018 | Small-scale technology certificates acquitted | 29,811,199 |
Scheme integrity
| Description | Metric |
|---|
| 2018 | Inspections of Small-scale systems | 3678 inspections
80 unsafe (2.2 per cent)
748 substandard (20 per cent) |