73 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in New South Wales · data current as at 2026-05-15
Based on last week's New South Wales grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Elizabeth Bay's 73 solar systems typically avoid around 0.44 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Elizabeth Bay ranks 580th in New South Wales out of 721 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 73 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 5 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 25% increase on the previous year, making Elizabeth Bay one of New South Wales's faster-growing solar postcodes.
Elizabeth Bay's solar systems avoid an estimated 705 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 336 fewer cars on the road annually. This is estimated using New South Wales's average grid emissions intensity of 790 gCO₂/kWh, sourced from OpenElectricity, applied to an average system size of 9kW.