1,013 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 50% in Victoria · data current as at 2026-05-15
Based on last week's Victoria grid mix (avg 980 gCO₂/kWh), Emerald's 1,013 solar systems typically avoid around 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Emerald ranks 241st in Victoria for solar installations — in the middle tier of 713 postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator across the state. 74 new systems were installed in the past 12 months, a 12% increase on the previous year — steady growth consistent with continued community uptake.
The combined impact is substantial: Emerald's solar community avoids an estimated 12,131 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 5,777 cars off the road or powering around 2,426 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.