Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) recorded a combined 3,893GWh of solar generation in August 2026, comprising 1,628GWh from utility-scale assets and 2,265GWh from rooftop systems.
The combined figure represents a 17.3% increase from July 2026’s 3,320GWh total and a 16.6% rise year-on-year from August 2025’s 3,338GWh. The result extends the recovery that began in July, when combined solar generation rebounded 37% from June’s winter trough, and marks the strongest August in the three-year dataset, surpassing both August 2024’s 2,954GWh and last year’s total.
