Australia’s large-scale solar farms generated a near-record 1,463 GWh of clean energy during the month of January, just shy of the 1,509 GWh produced in December, according to the latest data from international consultancy firm Rystad Energy.
The Water Corporation did not procure enough renewable energy to fully power its Binningup desalination plant and for a decade failed to buy carbon offset to cover the gap, as required by the environment regulator.