One in five houses in South Australia already has a rooftop solar array, and 27 percent of the region’s power is derived from wind energy. New figures released last week by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) predict that thanks to new sources of wind and solar power in development, the area could source half of its energy from renewables within the decade. This would make South Australia the first industrialized region to achieve such an accomplishment, surpassing other green-power giants like Denmark and Germany.
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