7,467 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 10% in Australian Capital Territory · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Australian Capital Territory grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Weston Creek's 7,467 solar systems typically avoid around 45.13 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Weston Creek is one of Australian Capital Territory's strongest solar communities, ranking 2nd in the state — ahead of 93% of all Australian Capital Territory postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. 669 new systems were added in the past 12 months, with growth of 2% on the previous year — typical of a maturing market where most interested households have already installed.
The combined impact is substantial: Weston Creek's solar community avoids an estimated 72,086 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 34,327 cars off the road or powering around 14,417 average Australian homes with clean electricity. This is estimated using Australian Capital Territory's average grid emissions intensity of 790 gCO₂/kWh, sourced from OpenElectricity, applied to an average system size of 9kW.