Australia needs energy stability, not fantasies

Friday 31 October 2025

Renew Economy loves to boast whenever wind and solar generation spike and comprise an oversized share of electricity generation.

For example, on 23 June 2025, Renew Economy boasted that wind generation hit a record across eastern Australia:

“According to data from GPE NEMLog, wind and solar set a new output peak of 12,563 megawatts (MW) at 10.30am on Monday, easily beating the previous peak of 12,261 MW set in December last year”, Giles Parkison from Renew Economy wrote.

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.