640 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 50% in Victoria · data current as at 2026-06-15
Based on last week's Victoria grid mix (avg 980 gCO₂/kWh), Port Melbourne's 640 solar systems typically avoid around 4.80 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Port Melbourne ranks 305th in Victoria for solar installations — in the middle tier of 713 postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator across the state. 43 new systems were installed in the past 12 months, a 19% increase on the previous year — steady growth consistent with continued community uptake.
Collectively, Port Melbourne's 640 solar systems avoid an estimated 7,665 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 3,650 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.