which continent has the highest commercial energy consumption
Western Australia has the highest solar energy consumption in Australia, contributing 40 per cent of Australiaâs total solar thermal use in 2007â08 (figure 10.18). New South Wales and Queensland contributed another 26 per cent and 15 per cent respectively.USTRALIAN ENERGY RESOURCE ASSESSMENT 261 Chapter 10 Solar Energy 10.1 Summary KEy mESSagES â¢ Solar energy is a vast and largely untapped resource. Australia has the highest average solar radiation per square metre of any continent in the world.