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New South Wales · Postcode 2306

Newcastle solar & clean energy data

205 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in New South Wales · data current as at 2026-04-03

Newcastle
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in New South Wales
#522
in New South Wales
205
Total solar installs
52
Installed last 12 months
+100%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
5
Home batteries
2.4%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
1,979
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Newcastle's 205 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 942 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × NSW grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
2306
205
#522 state
you
2305
1,924
#189 state
New Lambton
2307
634
#389 state
Newcastle
2304
2,065
#177 state
Waratah
2308
4
#647 state
Newcastle
2303
1,249
#268 state
Broadmeadow
New South Wales grid · community impact

Based on last week's New South Wales grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Newcastle's 205 solar systems typically avoid around 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Newcastle ranks 522nd in New South Wales out of 721 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 205 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 52 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 100% increase on the previous year, making Newcastle one of New South Wales's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Collectively, Newcastle's 205 solar systems avoid an estimated 1,979 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 942 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 · Newcastle
52 installs · May – Apr
31
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3
2
1
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