3,385 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), Research's 3,385 solar systems typically avoid around 25.38 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Research is one of Victoria's strongest solar communities, ranking 69th in the state — ahead of 90% of all Victoria postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. Growth has been strong, with 272 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 33% increase on the previous year, making Research one of Victoria's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Research's solar community avoids an estimated 40,538 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 19,304 cars off the road or powering around 8,108 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.