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New South Wales · Postcode 2529

Oak Flats solar & clean energy data

4,739 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 10% in New South Wales · data current as at 2026-04-03

Oak Flats
Ranked top 10% for solar uptake in New South Wales
#62
in New South Wales
4,739
Total solar installs
287
Installed last 12 months
-26%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
365
Home batteries
7.7%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
45,750
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Oak Flats's 4,739 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 21,786 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × NSW grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
2529
4,739
#62 state
you
2530
6,836
#31 state
Wollongong
2528
3,047
#105 state
Shellharbour
2527
5,372
#51 state
Shellharbour
2526
2,737
#120 state
Shellharbour
2533
3,337
#98 state
Nowra
New South Wales grid · community impact

Based on last week's New South Wales grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Oak Flats's 4,739 solar systems typically avoid around 28.64 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Oak Flats is one of New South Wales's strongest solar communities, ranking 62nd in the state — ahead of 91% of all New South Wales postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. New installations eased in the past 12 months (287 systems, 26% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.

The combined impact is substantial: Oak Flats's solar community avoids an estimated 45,750 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 21,786 cars off the road or powering around 9,150 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.

Monthly solar installations · Oak Flats
287 installs · May – Apr
23
20
21
28
27
19
20
22
32
28
22
25
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