3,024 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 15% in Victoria · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Victoria grid mix (avg 980 gCO₂/kWh), Bayswater North's 3,024 solar systems typically avoid around 22.67 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Bayswater North sits in the top third of Victoria for solar uptake, ranking 79th in the state out of 713 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset. New installations eased in the past 12 months (187 systems, 22% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.
The combined impact is substantial: Bayswater North's solar community avoids an estimated 36,215 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 17,245 cars off the road or powering around 7,243 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.