New South Wales · Postcode 2017

Waterloo solar & clean energy data

191 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in New South Wales · data current as at 2026-06-15

Waterloo
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in New South Wales
#528
in New South Wales
191
Total solar installs
12
Installed last 12 months
-65%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
7
Home batteries
3.7%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
1,844
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Waterloo's 191 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 878 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × NSW grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
2017
191
#528 state
you
2018
708
#371 state
Rosebery
2016
238
#510 state
Redfern
2019
770
#355 state
Botany
2015
497
#422 state
Chippendale
2020
650
#385 state
Mascot
New South Wales grid · community impact

Based on last week's New South Wales grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Waterloo's 191 solar systems typically avoid around 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly

Waterloo ranks 528th in New South Wales out of 721 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 191 registered systems to date. New installations eased in the past 12 months (12 systems, 65% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.

Collectively, Waterloo's 191 solar systems avoid an estimated 1,844 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 878 cars from the road. 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.

Monthly solar installations · Waterloo
12 installs · Jul – Jun
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