9,182 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), Byron Bay's 9,182 solar systems typically avoid around 55.49 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Byron Bay is one of New South Wales's strongest solar communities, ranking 18th in the state — ahead of 98% of all New South Wales postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. Growth has been strong, with 528 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 31% increase on the previous year, making Byron Bay one of New South Wales's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Byron Bay's solar community avoids an estimated 88,643 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 42,211 cars off the road or powering around 17,729 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.