New South Wales · Postcode 2838

Walgett solar & clean energy data

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

Walgett
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in New South Wales
#577
in New South Wales
86
Total solar installs
3
Installed last 12 months
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
1
Home batteries
1.2%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
830
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Walgett's 86 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 395 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × NSW grid emissions factor.
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86
#577 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), Walgett'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

Walgett ranks 577th in New South Wales out of 721 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 86 registered systems to date. 3 new systems were added in the past 12 months. Year-on-year growth data is not available for this postcode.

Walgett'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.

Monthly solar installations · Walgett
3 installs · Sep – Aug
2
1
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