4,867 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), Newcastle's 4,867 solar systems typically avoid around 29.41 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Newcastle is one of New South Wales's strongest solar communities, ranking 66th in the state — ahead of 91% of all New South Wales postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. 360 new systems were installed in the past 12 months, a 13% increase on the previous year — steady growth consistent with continued community uptake.
The combined impact is substantial: Newcastle's solar community avoids an estimated 46,986 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 22,374 cars off the road or powering around 9,397 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.