9,015 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 5% 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), Belconnen's 9,015 solar systems typically avoid around 54.48 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Belconnen is one of Australian Capital Territory's strongest solar communities, ranking 1st in the state — ahead of 96% of all Australian Capital Territory postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. 668 new systems were installed in the past 12 months, a 14% increase on the previous year — steady growth consistent with continued community uptake.
The combined impact is substantial: Belconnen's solar community avoids an estimated 87,030 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 41,443 cars off the road or powering around 17,406 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.