5,561 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 10% in New South Wales · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's New South Wales grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Seven Hills's 5,561 solar systems typically avoid around 33.61 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Seven Hills is one of New South Wales's strongest solar communities, ranking 52nd in the state — ahead of 93% of all New South Wales postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. Growth has been strong, with 436 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 22% increase on the previous year, making Seven Hills one of New South Wales's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Seven Hills's solar community avoids an estimated 53,686 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 25,565 cars off the road or powering around 10,737 average Australian homes with clean electricity. 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.