3,407 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 10% in Victoria · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Victoria grid mix (avg 980 gCO₂/kWh), Coburg North's 3,407 solar systems typically avoid around 25.54 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Coburg North is one of Victoria's strongest solar communities, ranking 66th in the state — ahead of 91% of all Victoria postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. 299 new systems were added in the past 12 months, with growth of 1% on the previous year — typical of a maturing market where most interested households have already installed.
The combined impact is substantial: Coburg North's solar community avoids an estimated 40,802 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 19,430 cars off the road or powering around 8,160 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.