6,558 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 5% 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 6,558 solar systems typically avoid around 39.63 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 34th in the state — ahead of 95% of all New South Wales postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. 398 new systems were added in the past 12 months, with growth of 3% on the previous year — typical of a maturing market where most interested households have already installed.
The combined impact is substantial: Newcastle's solar community avoids an estimated 63,311 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 30,148 cars off the road or powering around 12,662 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.