New South Wales · Postcode 2585

Boorowa solar & clean energy data

40 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in New South Wales · data current as at 2026-06-15

Boorowa
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in New South Wales
#601
in New South Wales
40
Total solar installs
6
Installed last 12 months
+20%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
7
Home batteries
17.5%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
386
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Boorowa's 40 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 184 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × NSW grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
2585
40
#601 state
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162
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New South Wales grid · community impact

Based on last week's New South Wales grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Boorowa's 40 solar systems typically avoid around 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Boorowa ranks 601st in New South Wales out of 721 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 40 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 6 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 20% increase on the previous year, making Boorowa one of New South Wales's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Boorowa's solar systems avoid an estimated 386 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 184 fewer cars on the road annually. 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 · Boorowa
6 installs · Jul – Jun
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2
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