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Tracking towards 2020: the role of large-scale solar in reaching the target

Mark Williamson, Executive General Manager

Outline of presentation

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• Large-scale pipeline progress
• Tracking towards 2020 and beyond
• Solar PV breakdown
• Hybrid projects and batteries
• Resources

Progress of the Large-scale pipeline

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*As at 1 November 2017

Technology mix of power stations accredited as at 31 December 2015

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Biomass 13% Hydro 5% Solar 4% Waste coal mine gas 3% Wind 75%

Progress of the Large-scale pipeline

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Since 1 January 2016

Solar tracking towards 2020 at 21 November 2017

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2017 installations and capacity 2016 installations and capacity Residential (<10kW) 122,941 594 MW 94,607 401 MW Commercial and industrial (<100kW) 9,031 203 MW 5,802 135 MW Commercial and industrial (<1MW) 75 21 MW 59 13 MW Utility-scale (>1MW) 11 79 MW 7 77 MW

Solar PV: A state-by-state analysis

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LRET: A state-by-state analysis

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Interesting features of the large scale solar pipeline

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Single axis tracking (SAT) 1176 MW Concentrated thermal 151.1 MW Fixed panel 163.2 MW Unknown 858.7 MW Total 2349 MW

Wind/Solar hybrid projects

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Project name Capacity Accredited Gullen Range wind and solar farm 11 MW solar 172 MW wind White Rock wind and solar farm 20 MW solar 175 MW wind Committed Kennedy Energy Park 15 MW solar 43.2 MW wind Emu Downs wind and solar farm 20 MW solar 79.2 MW wind Probable Kalbarri Hybrid Park 3 MW

Batteries with utility scale renewable projects

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Project name State Capacity Accredited Lakeland Solar and Storage QLD 1.4 MW Committed Lincoln Gap Wind Farm SA 10 MW (stage 1) Kennedy Energy Park QLD 2 MW Carnegie Wave Energy Garden Island PV Plant WA 2 MW Hornsdale Power Reserve SA 100 MW Probable Vast Solar Jemalong STEG Plant Phase 1 NSW 1.1 MW Yorke Peninsula Battery Project SA 30 MW

50MW Kidston solar project

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50MW Kidston solar project

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Sun Metals solar farm

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Conclusion

• The 2020 large scale renewable energy target is

clearly within reach with solar making a material contribution

• There is immense momentum for solar

installations in all market segments

• 2018 looks to be a bigger year for solar

construction than 2017

• Early signs of take-up of battery storage with

utility projects

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Resources

Large-scale Renewable Energy Target market data http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/RET/Ab

• ut-the-Renewable-Energy-Target/Large-scale-

Renewable-Energy-Target-market-data RET media resources http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/Infohub /Media-Centre/Resources/ret-media-resources

Contact

www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au enquiries@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au 1300 553 542