The Australian electricity grid has seen a reduction in demand due to an increase of rooftop solar installations as well as improved energy efficiency. This decrease has seen utility companies fighting hard trying to against policies in favour renewable energy as a means of industry preservation.

Australia is an industrialized country and one of those where greenhouse gas emissions have gone through the roof as much as 29 tons per year. In the last 20 years amount of emissions that are generated per dollar of GDP are increased, this has made it emission intensive economy holder.