The Federal Government has shed light on Australia’s renewable energy acceleration in 2025, detailing the number of projects greenlit and the scale of green power deployed.
With 123 Australian clean energy projects approved since 2022, 54 of these (or 43 per cent) were rubber stamped in 2025.
This paved the way for close to 7GW of renewables capacity to be added to the grid last year – enough to power 2.4 million homes.
The Federal Government said it was “on track” to meet its renewable energy target, with the development pipeline for the National Electricity Market (NEM) expanding to 275 projects (56GW).
There is growing evidence of consumer buy-in as well, with the Federal Government provided the following statistics from local initiatives:
- More than 185,000 batteries were installed through the Cheaper Home Batteries program in just six months.
- Around 320,000 people purchased a new hybrid, electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid from 1 January to 30 November 2025.
- The number of fast and ultra-fast public EV charging locations tripled since mid-2022 to 1475 locations.
- More than 140,000 households installed solar panels for the first time over the same period – joining the one in three Australian households who already have them in place.
- The Home Energy Upgrades Fund delivered 6000 clean energy upgrades to homes through rooftop solar, batteries, hot water heat pumps, double-glazed windows and insulation.
There is evidence of downward pressure on prices as well, with the wholesale NEM electricity price 14 per cent lower between January and November 2025 than the same period in 2024.
“We want to see that flow through to retail bills soon,” the Federal Government said in a statement.
Federal Minister for the Environment and Water Murray Watt said the Labor Government was “making great strides” in achieving its goal of becoming a “renewable energy superpower”.
“We are setting Australia up for a future powered by renewables, which is the cheapest and cleanest energy available,” he said.
“Our landmark environmental reforms will speed up the decision-making process for renewables projects even further.
“In the year ahead, we will continue to support the rapid rollout of renewables to meet our ambitious and achievable 2035 target, and to achieve net zero by 2050.”
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