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Victoria · Postcode 3517

Bendigo solar & clean energy data

413 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in Victoria · data current as at 2026-04-03

Bendigo
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in Victoria
#378
in Victoria
413
Total solar installs
20
Installed last 12 months
+33%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
25
Home batteries
6.1%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
4,946
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Bendigo's 413 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 2,355 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × VIC grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
3517
413
#378 state
you
3518
351
#400 state
Bendigo
3516
162
#504 state
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3515
583
#317 state
Bendigo
3520
45
#648 state
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3521
164
#502 state
Bendigo
Victoria grid · community impact

Based on last week's Victoria grid mix (avg 980 gCO₂/kWh), Bendigo's 413 solar systems typically avoid around 3.10 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly

Bendigo ranks 378th 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 20 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 33% increase on the previous year, making Bendigo one of Victoria's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Collectively, Bendigo's 413 solar systems avoid an estimated 4,946 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 2,355 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.

Monthly solar installations · Bendigo
20 installs · May – Apr
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
5
1
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