New South Wales · Postcode 2017

Waterloo solar & clean energy data

193 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in New South Wales · data current as at 2026-08-15

Waterloo
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in New South Wales
#529
in New South Wales
193
Total solar installs
13
Installed last 12 months
+86%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
9
Home batteries
4.7%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
1,863
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Waterloo's 193 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 887 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × NSW grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
2017
193
#529 state
you
2018
724
#372 state
Rosebery
2016
251
#506 state
Redfern
2019
795
#352 state
Botany
2015
511
#422 state
Chippendale
2020
669
#386 state
Mascot
New South Wales grid · community impact

Based on last week's New South Wales grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Waterloo's 193 solar systems typically avoid around 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Waterloo ranks 529th in New South Wales out of 721 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 193 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 13 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 86% increase on the previous year, making Waterloo one of New South Wales's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Collectively, Waterloo's 193 solar systems avoid an estimated 1,863 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 887 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
13 installs · Sep – Aug
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