374 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in Victoria · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Victoria grid mix (avg 980 gCO₂/kWh), Whittlesea's 374 solar systems typically avoid around 2.80 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Whittlesea ranks 393rd in Victoria for solar installations — in the middle tier of 713 postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator across the state. Growth has been strong, with 38 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 65% increase on the previous year, making Whittlesea one of Victoria's faster-growing solar postcodes.
Collectively, Whittlesea's 374 solar systems avoid an estimated 4,479 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 2,133 cars from the road. 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.