New South Wales · Postcode 2878

Nyngan solar & clean energy data

93 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in New South Wales · data current as at 2026-05-15

Nyngan
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in New South Wales
#568
in New South Wales
93
Total solar installs
6
Installed last 12 months
+200%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
1
Home batteries
1.1%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
898
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Nyngan's 93 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 428 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × NSW grid emissions factor.
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New South Wales grid · community impact

Based on last week's New South Wales grid mix (avg 790 gCO₂/kWh), Nyngan's 93 solar systems typically avoid around 0.56 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Nyngan ranks 568th in New South Wales out of 721 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 93 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 6 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 200% increase on the previous year, making Nyngan one of New South Wales's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Nyngan's solar systems avoid an estimated 898 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 428 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 · Nyngan
6 installs · Jun – May
1
1
3
1
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