8,859 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 5% in Victoria · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Victoria grid mix (avg 980 gCO₂/kWh), Deer Park's 8,859 solar systems typically avoid around 66.42 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Deer Park is one of Victoria's strongest solar communities, ranking 7th in the state — ahead of 99% of all Victoria postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. New installations eased in the past 12 months (438 systems, 21% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.
The combined impact is substantial: Deer Park's solar community avoids an estimated 106,094 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 50,521 cars off the road or powering around 21,219 average Australian homes with clean electricity. This is estimated using Victoria's average grid emissions intensity of 980 gCO₂/kWh, sourced from OpenElectricity, applied to an average system size of 9kW.