澳大利亚发现自己正进退维谷，既需要更多可再生能源发电，但同时又限制了国家电网中大面积可再生能源发电项目的数量。更加复杂的是，某些阵营认为，新的输电系统是摆脱这种局面的唯一途径，但澳大利亚评估输电项目的框架被认为不适用。
AEMO首席执行官Daniel Westerman于5月15日在悉尼的一场论坛上说，在过去一年里可再生能源项目削减量几乎上升了40%。影响最大的州是维多利亚州和新南威尔士州，困境也延伸到了昆士兰州部分地区。
Westerman说：“我们可以从控制室里看到，因为没有足够输电能力，越来越多太阳能和风能发电被削减。
从1月到3月，从维州到新州和塔斯马尼亚州的连接分别有42%和57%的时间处于极限状态。他说：“在太阳产生自由电子期间，连接到新州的线路有三分之二时间处于约束状态，到塔州线路的这一时间超过80%。换句话说，我们部分电力高速公路处于瘫痪状态。”
澳大利亚清洁能源金融公司（CEFC）首席执行官Ian Learmonth说，澳大利亚远低于实现其气候目标所需的水平——即到2030年减排43%，国家电网中可再生能源发电量超过80%。
Learmonth说：“为实现围绕可再生能源和减排的宏伟目标，我们需要安装约29 GW的大规模可再生能源，大致为每年3.6 GW或每月300 MW，相当于每月一个规模可观的风电场。”
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