Can Australia Have Too Much Rooftop Solar? @EngineeringwithRosie

Can Australia Have Too Much Rooftop Solar? @EngineeringwithRosie

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Australia has more rooftop solar per person than anywhere else in the world ☀️

But there’s a problem: our electricity grid wasn’t designed for millions of homes generating power at the same time.

So what happens when there’s too much solar? ______________________________________________________________________

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