2,498 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 15% in Victoria · data current as at 2026-05-15
Based on last week's Victoria grid mix (avg 980 gCO₂/kWh), Eltham's 2,498 solar systems typically avoid around 18.73 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Eltham sits in the top third of Victoria for solar uptake, ranking 102nd in the state out of 713 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset. New installations eased in the past 12 months (142 systems, 26% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.
The combined impact is substantial: Eltham's solar community avoids an estimated 29,916 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 14,246 cars off the road or powering around 5,983 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.