7,970 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), Glen Waverley's 7,970 solar systems typically avoid around 59.75 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Glen Waverley is one of Victoria's strongest solar communities, ranking 12th in the state — ahead of 98% of all Victoria postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. Growth has been strong, with 741 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 41% increase on the previous year, making Glen Waverley one of Victoria's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Glen Waverley's solar community avoids an estimated 95,447 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 45,451 cars off the road or powering around 19,089 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.