Last year , Germany ’s power - grid outages averaged 15 minutes last year , a 41 % decline from 2006 , despite the usage of renewable having grown to almost a third of the country ’s electricity generation , demonstrating that greater use of renewables does n't affect the grid , according to the New Energy Finance . The 28 September black - out following a storm in South Australia was erroneously blamed by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the high penetration of renewable energy , BNEF said .
Last year, Germany’s power-grid outages averaged 12.7 minutes last year, a 41% decline from 2006, despite the usage of renewables having grown to comprise a third of the country’s electricity generation, demonstrating that greater use of renewables doesn't destabilise the grid, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The 28 September black-out following a storm in South Australia was erroneously blamed by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the high penetration of renewable energy, BNEF said.