New South Wales · Postcode 2426

Forster solar & clean energy data

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

Forster
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in New South Wales
#534
in New South Wales
182
Total solar installs
8
Installed last 12 months
-20%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
14
Home batteries
7.7%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
1,757
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Forster's 182 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 837 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × NSW grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
2426
182
#534 state
you
2427
1,351
#260 state
Harrington
2425
619
#397 state
Forster
2428
5,928
#43 state
Bulahdelah
2424
123
#559 state
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2429
2,555
#140 state
Taree
New South Wales grid · community impact

Based on last week's New South Wales grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Forster's 182 solar systems typically avoid around 1.10 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Forster ranks 534th in New South Wales out of 721 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 182 registered systems to date. New installations eased in the past 12 months (8 systems, 20% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.

Collectively, Forster's 182 solar systems avoid an estimated 1,757 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 837 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 · Forster
8 installs · Sep – Aug
2
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2
1
1
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