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New South Wales · Postcode 2488

Kingscliff solar & clean energy data

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

Kingscliff
Ranked top 50% for solar uptake in New South Wales
#307
in New South Wales
934
Total solar installs
33
Installed last 12 months
-40%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
63
Home batteries
6.7%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
9,017
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Kingscliff's 934 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 4,294 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × NSW grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
2488
934
#307 state
you
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4,265
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2,390
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8,776
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211
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3,005
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New South Wales grid · community impact

Based on last week's New South Wales grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Kingscliff's 934 solar systems typically avoid around 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Kingscliff ranks 307th in New South Wales for solar installations — in the middle tier of 721 postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator across the state. New installations eased in the past 12 months (33 systems, 40% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.

Collectively, Kingscliff's 934 solar systems avoid an estimated 9,017 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 4,294 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 · Kingscliff
33 installs · May – Apr
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3
3
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