88 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in Victoria · data current as at 2026-05-15
Based on last week's Victoria grid mix (avg 980 gCO₂/kWh), Belgrave's 88 solar systems typically avoid around 0.66 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Belgrave ranks 580th in Victoria out of 713 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 88 registered systems to date. 9 new systems were installed in the past 12 months, a 13% increase on the previous year — steady growth consistent with continued community uptake.
Collectively, Belgrave's 88 solar systems avoid an estimated 1,054 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 502 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.