915 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), Healesville's 915 solar systems typically avoid around 6.86 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Healesville ranks 265th 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 53 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 39% increase on the previous year, making Healesville one of Victoria's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Healesville's solar community avoids an estimated 10,958 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 5,218 cars off the road or powering around 2,192 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.