86 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in New South Wales · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's New South Wales grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Parkes's 86 solar systems typically avoid around 0.52 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Parkes ranks 576th in New South Wales out of 721 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 86 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 4 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 33% increase on the previous year, making Parkes one of New South Wales's faster-growing solar postcodes.
Parkes's solar systems avoid an estimated 830 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 395 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.