1 Renewable Energy Market, Australia
1.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview
1.2 Policy Snapshot
1.3 Yearly Highlights
1.4 Renewable Energy Targets
1.5 Federal Policies and Incentives, Australia
- Renewable Energy Target (RET) Scheme
- Climate change target 2030
- Long Term Emissions Reduction Plan
- Emissions Reduction Plan (2025-2030)
- Australia’s Net Zero Plan
- Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021
- Cheaper Home Batteries Program
- Community Solar Banks Program
- Emissions Reduction Fund
- Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU) Scheme
- Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund
- National Hydrogen Strategy 2024
- Hydrogen Production Tax Incentive
- Australia-Germany Hydrogen Accord and the HyGATE Program
- Hydrogen Headstart Program
- Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS)
- Guarantee of Origin (GO) Scheme
1.6 State Level Policies and Incentives-South Australia
- Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023
- South Australia’s Hydrogen Action Plan
- South Australian Government Climate Change Action Plan 2021-2025
- South Australia’s Net Zero Strategy 2024-2030
- Energy and Emissions Reduction Agreement (2021)
- Feed-in-Tariffs
- South Australia Renewable Energy Auctions/Tenders
1.7 State Level Policies and Incentives-New South Wales
- Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap
- Large Scale Solar Energy Guideline New South Wales
- Renewable Energy Planning Framework
- Solar Feed-in Tariffs in New South Wales (NSW)
- Renewable Energy Auctions Community Energy Activation Program (CEAP)
- Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS)
- Solar for Apartment Residents Program
- NSW Hydrogen Strategy
- NSW Renewable Fuel Strategy
- New South Wales Renewable Energy Auctions/Tenders
1.8 State Level Policies and Incentives-Victoria
- Victoria’s Renewable Energy Action Plan
- Victorian Renewable Energy Target
- Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET) Auctions
- Feed-in Tariffs
- Victoria’s Climate Change Strategy 2026-2030
- Victoria’s Climate Action Act 2017
- Victorian Big Battery
- Victorian Renewable Hydrogen Industry Development Plan
- Agriculture Energy Investment Plan
1.9 State Level Policies and Incentives-Tasmania
- Tasmanian Renewable Energy Action Plan (2020)
- Emissions Reduction and Resilience Plans
- Tasmanian Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan
- Tasmanian Renewable Hydrogen Industry Development Funding Program
- Tasmania Renewable Energy Auctions/Tenders
1.10 State Level Policies and Incentives-Queensland
- Queensland Energy Roadmap 2025
- Queensland Hydrogen Policy Framework (2019-2024)
- Queensland Hydrogen Industry Workforce Development Roadmap 2022-2032
- Supercharged Solar for Renters Program
- Feed-in Tariffs
- Queensland Renewable Energy Auctions/Tenders
1.11 State Level Policies and Incentives- Australia Capital Territory (ACT)
- Home Energy Support Program (ACT)
- Solar for Apartments Program (ACT)
- Australian Capital Territory Hydrogen Strategy
- ACT Climate Change Strategy 2019-25 (Expired)
- Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010 (ACT)
- Australian Capital Territory Renewable Energy Auctions/Tenders
1.12 State Level Policies and Incentives-Western Australia
- Whole of System Plan 2020
- Energy Transformation Strategy (ETS)
- Distributed Energy Resources Roadmap
- Western Australian Climate Policy
- Western Australia’s Renewable Hydrogen Strategy 2024-2030
- Western Australia Renewable Energy Auctions/Tenders
1.13 State Level Policies and Incentives-Northern Territory
- Northern Territory Renewable Energy Target
- Northern Territory Home and Business Battery Scheme
List of Tables
Table 1: Policy Snapshot, Australia, 2025
Table 2: Renewable Energy Target Scheme Eligibility
Table 3: Large-scale Renewable Energy Target, Annual Targets, Australia (TWh), 2015-2030
Table 4: Emission Reduction Plan, Baseline Emissions, 2022-2023
Table 5: Cheaper Home Batteries Program, Changes Effective 1 May 2026
Table 6: HyGATE program
Table 7: Hydrogen Headstart Round 1 Awarded Projects
Table 8: Capacity Investment Scheme Tender Results
Table 9: Capacity Investment Scheme Wind Power Auction Result, Australia, 2024
Table 10: Renewable Technology Fund Tender Results, South Australia, 2017
Table 11: Capacity Investment Scheme Tender Results, South Australia
Table 12: FERM Auction Capacity Targets, South Australia, 2025
Table 13: LTESA Tender Results, New South Wales, 2023-2025
Table 14: Capacity Investment Scheme Tender Results, New South Wales
Table 15: Victorian Renewable Energy Target Auction 1 Results, 2018
Table 16: Victorian Renewable Energy Target Auction 2 Results, 2022
Table 17: Capacity Investment Scheme Tender Results, Victoria
Table 18: Tasmanian Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan, Goals and Timeframe
Table 19: Capacity Investment Scheme Tender Results, Tasmania
Table 20: Supercharged Solar for Renters Program, Rebate Amount, Queensland
Table 21: Capacity Investment Scheme Tender Results, Queensland
Table 22: Renewable Energy Reverse Auction Winners, ACT, Australia
Table 23: Capacity Investment Scheme Tender Results, Western Australia
Table 24: Abbreviations
