Victoria’s renewable energy targets legislated in the Renewable Energy (Jobs and Investment) Act 2017 (Vic) are 25% by 2020, 40% by 2025, 65% by 2030, and 95% by 2035. The page also states that the 2030 and 2035 targets were legislated in March 2024.

Victoria's Renewable Energy Targets 2024/25 Progress Report states that Victoria’s Renewable Energy (Jobs and Investment) Act 2017 contains renewable energy targets of 25% by 2020, 40% by 2025, 65% by 2030, and 95% by 2035. It also says renewable energy accounted for approximately 42.4% of Victoria’s electricity generation in 2024/25.

The Victorian government said it was making official a new renewable energy target of 95% renewable energy generation by 2035. The announcement also said Victoria was on track to achieve its next target of 40% renewable generation by 2025 and 95% by 2035.

South Australia's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets are to: "achieve 100% net renewable electricity generation by 2027." The strategy notes that the state "continues to make excellent progress towards our target of 100% net renewable electricity generation by 2027" and that the government will support growth of renewable generation and storage "to enable South Australia to become a 100% net renewable electricity generator by 2027."

The Renewable Energy Target (RET) is an Australian Government scheme that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the electricity sector and increase renewable electricity generation. The RET sets a target to deliver an extra 33,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity from renewable sources every year from 2020 to 2030. Under the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target, liable entities surrender large-scale generation certificates (LGC) to meet the annual target of renewable electricity each year; the 2026 renewable power percentage is 16.67%, with an annual target of 33,000,000 MWh remaining constant until 2030.

The Australian Government's national Renewable Energy Target sets a target to deliver an extra 33,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity from renewable sources every year from 2020 to 2030. The page says the target stays the same from 2020 to 2030 and that the LRET and SRES will operate until the end of 2030.

The federal Annual Climate Change Statement and Emissions Projections described Australia's policy assumption as a national renewable electricity target of 82% by 2030, meaning the share of renewable energy is increased to 82% of electricity generated in Australia's electricity grids by 2030.

Solar energy has supplied 16% of Victoria’s 2025 renewable energy target (40%), which the state says has also been “smashed” to achieve **44.6% of its electricity being generated by renewables**. Victoria is now chasing its **2030 renewable energy target of 65% electricity generation to come from renewable sources**, legislated in March 2024 and including a storage target of 2.6 GW of capacity, 2 GW of offshore wind generation capacity, and **95% renewable energy generation**, followed a decade later by a net zero emissions target in 2045.

"South Australia’s aspiration is to achieve 100% net renewable electricity by 2027 when calculated across a year." The page highlights that South Australia has moved from 1% to over 70% renewable energy generation in just over 20 years and reiterates that "South Australia’s aspiration is to achieve 100% net renewables by 2027."

"South Australia will bring forward its renewable energy target by three years, as the Malinauskas Government accelerates decarbonised economic development. Under the ambitious new target, electricity generation would be sourced from net 100 per cent renewables by 2027." The release adds that new data show the state is on track to achieve net 100 per cent renewables by 2030 and that the government is confident it will reach net 100 per cent before 2030.

The Victoria government has a legislated target of 95% renewable electricity generation by 2035, with interim targets of 40% by 2025 and 65% by 2030. This makes Victoria’s long-term targets more ambitious than the federal RET’s current fixed 33,000 GWh annual target through 2030.

An Expanded Renewable Energy Target was passed with broad support by the Australian Parliament on 20 August 2009, to ensure that renewable energy achieves a 20% share of electricity supply in Australia by 2020. To ensure this the Federal Government committed to increasing the 2020 MRET from 9,500 gigawatt-hours to 45,000 gigawatt-hours; the scheme was scheduled to continue until 2030. In Victoria, the renewable energy targets were set to achieve 25% by 2020, 40% by 2025, and 50% by 2030.

Queensland’s Energy and Jobs Plan sets a pathway for the state’s electricity system, including new renewable energy targets. The plan commits Queensland to **70% renewable energy by 2032 and 80% by 2035**, building on the previously announced **50% by 2030** target. These state targets are described as “among the most ambitious in Australia” and are framed as going beyond the existing national Renewable Energy Target framework.

The Australian Energy Transition Report 2026 notes that the Australian Government "is also targeting 82% renewable electricity by 2030 (DCCEEW, 2025c)." The report discusses the need for transmission and generation investment to "ensure Australia achieves its 82% renewable target by 2030" in line with federal policy commitments.

South Australia has recently adopted a renewable energy target of 50 percent of electricity production by 2025. This year, having already met its 33 percent renewable energy target for 2020, the South Australian Government announced a new target for renewable energy to make up 50 percent of electricity production by 2025. Victoria’s state-based renewable energy target (previously set at 20 percent of energy consumed by 2020) was also closed after the introduction of the expanded national RET for 2020.

South Australia’s electricity sector is undergoing a rapid transition. The state has adopted a goal of **net 100% renewable electricity generation by around 2030**. By 2021–22, renewables already supplied approximately **68% of South Australia’s annual electricity generation**, putting the state well ahead of national averages and federal renewable targets.

The Victorian government has set renewable energy targets of **40% by 2025**. In 2022, the state government announced a target to increase that to **95% by 2035**, making Victoria’s long‑term renewable share significantly higher than the federal Large-scale Renewable Energy Target, which plateaus at 33,000 GWh to 2030.

Victoria's initiative to establish a legislative renewable energy goal of 40% by 2025 illustrates how states are increasingly asserting control over energy policies previously dominated by the federal government. Victoria has unveiled a renewable energy aim of 40% by 2025, signaling a notable transition toward clean energy. These state-based targets can exceed the ambition of national schemes, particularly where federal policy settings are seen as insufficient to drive the desired level of renewable deployment.

A CDP case study on South Australia notes that the state has "a target of 100% net renewable energy generation by 2030" and that it has gone "from 1% renewable energy generation in 2007 to 68% in just over 15 years." The study highlights South Australia’s leadership in the renewable transition but uses the 2030 date for the 100% net renewable energy generation target rather than the more recently announced 2027 aspiration.

The Victorian government said it had introduced legislation to make the 95% by 2035 renewable energy target official, with interim goals of 40% by 2025 and 65% by 2030. The report also noted Victoria had reached 37.8% renewable electricity generation in 2022/23.

The Clean Energy Council commissioned this Green Energy Markets report to outline the scale of the commitments and build that Australia needs in order to meet its 82 per cent renewable energy target by 2030. This hinges on the Government’s goal to grow the share of renewable energy to 82 per cent of Australia’s electricity consumption by 2030. Achieving the target will require a 240 per cent expansion in annual additions of new generation from 2026 to 2030 compared to the average annual additions achieved over the past three years.

The Palaszczuk Government has committed to a 50 per cent renewable energy target by 2030 for Queensland. The Queensland Renewable Energy Expert Panel recommended that the Government adopt a target of 50 per cent renewable energy by 2030, consistent with its election commitment, noting that such a target would place Queensland alongside leading jurisdictions such as South Australia and Victoria. At the time, this 50 per cent state target was more ambitious than the national Renewable Energy Target, which was designed to deliver around 23.5 per cent of Australia’s electricity from renewable sources by 2020.

The Australian Capital Territory comparison article notes that Victoria’s renewable energy target is defined as a percentage of overall electricity generated in Victoria and that the VRET is written into law. It describes the target framework as ambitious and long-term.

South Australia has set a target of 50 per cent renewable electricity by 2025, building on its earlier goal of 33 per cent by 2020. This state-based target is considerably more ambitious than the national Renewable Energy Target, which at the time was aimed at achieving around 20 per cent renewable electricity by 2020. By adopting a 50 per cent renewable share, South Australia positioned itself as one of the leading jurisdictions in Australia in terms of renewable energy ambition.

A social media post discussing South Australia's progress states that the region is "accelerating its timeline with the ambitious goal of reaching 100 percent renewable generation by the end of 2026" and refers to the state "nearing 100% net renewable electricity by 2026." This reflects commentary on how quickly South Australia may reach or exceed its formal targets rather than an official change in the legislated target date.

Various Australian states and territories have adopted their own renewable energy targets that in several cases exceed federal ambition. Victoria has targets of 25% renewables by 2020, 40% by 2025, and 50% by 2030; Queensland has announced a 50% renewable energy target by 2030; and South Australia has a target of 50% renewable electricity by 2025. These state-level targets were set against the backdrop of a national Renewable Energy Target designed to deliver about 20–23.5% renewables in electricity generation by 2020 and a federal commitment to 82% renewable electricity by 2030.