919 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), Falls Creek's 919 solar systems typically avoid around 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Falls Creek ranks 262nd 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 69 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 97% increase on the previous year, making Falls Creek one of Victoria's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Falls Creek's solar community avoids an estimated 11,006 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 5,241 cars off the road or powering around 2,201 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.