New South Wales · Postcode 2817

Postcode 2817 solar & clean energy data

56 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in New South Wales · data current as at 2026-08-15

Postcode 2817
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in New South Wales
#593
in New South Wales
56
Total solar installs
3
Installed last 12 months
+50%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
2
Home batteries
3.6%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
541
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Postcode 2817's 56 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 258 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × NSW grid emissions factor.
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#593 state
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New South Wales grid · community impact

Based on last week's New South Wales grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Postcode 2817's 56 solar systems typically avoid around 0.34 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Postcode 2817 ranks 593rd in New South Wales out of 721 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 56 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 3 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 50% increase on the previous year, making Postcode 2817 one of New South Wales's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Postcode 2817's solar systems avoid an estimated 541 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 258 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 · Postcode 2817
3 installs · Sep – Aug
1
1
1
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