1,236 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 50% in Victoria · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Victoria grid mix (avg 980 gCO₂/kWh), Barwon Heads's 1,236 solar systems typically avoid around 9.27 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Barwon Heads ranks 219th in Victoria for solar installations — in the middle tier of 713 postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator across the state. Growth has been strong, with 84 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 35% increase on the previous year, making Barwon Heads one of Victoria's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Barwon Heads's solar community avoids an estimated 14,802 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 7,049 cars off the road or powering around 2,960 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.