170 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 50% in Northern Territory · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Northern Territory grid mix (avg 640 gCO₂/kWh), Tennant Creek's 170 solar systems typically avoid around 0.83 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Tennant Creek ranks 19th in Northern Territory for solar installations — in the middle tier of 46 postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator across the state. Growth has been strong, with 9 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 50% increase on the previous year, making Tennant Creek one of Northern Territory's faster-growing solar postcodes.
Collectively, Tennant Creek's 170 solar systems avoid an estimated 1,330 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 633 cars from the road. This is estimated using Northern Territory's average grid emissions intensity of 640 gCO₂/kWh, sourced from OpenElectricity, applied to an average system size of 9kW.