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New South Wales · Postcode 2784

Katoomba solar & clean energy data

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

Katoomba
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in New South Wales
#501
in New South Wales
259
Total solar installs
13
Installed last 12 months
-7%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
16
Home batteries
6.2%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
2,500
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Katoomba's 259 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 1,190 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × NSW grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
2784
259
#501 state
you
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1,046
#293 state
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512
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1,247
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282
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898
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New South Wales grid · community impact

Based on last week's New South Wales grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Katoomba's 259 solar systems typically avoid around 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Katoomba ranks 501st in New South Wales out of 721 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 259 registered systems to date. New installations eased in the past 12 months (13 systems, 7% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.

Collectively, Katoomba's 259 solar systems avoid an estimated 2,500 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 1,190 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 · Katoomba
13 installs · May – Apr
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