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New South Wales · Postcode 2874

Peak Hill solar & clean energy data

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

Peak Hill
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in New South Wales
#550
in New South Wales
136
Total solar installs
9
Installed last 12 months
+200%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
5
Home batteries
3.7%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
1,313
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Peak Hill's 136 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 625 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × NSW grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
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136
#550 state
you
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229
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194
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85
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1,793
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1,021
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New South Wales grid · community impact

Based on last week's New South Wales grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Peak Hill's 136 solar systems typically avoid around 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Peak Hill ranks 550th in New South Wales out of 721 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 136 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 9 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 200% increase on the previous year, making Peak Hill one of New South Wales's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Collectively, Peak Hill's 136 solar systems avoid an estimated 1,313 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 625 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 · Peak Hill
9 installs · May – Apr
7
1
1
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