344 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in Victoria · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Victoria grid mix (avg 980 gCO₂/kWh), Orbost's 344 solar systems typically avoid around 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Orbost ranks 409th 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 27 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 50% increase on the previous year, making Orbost one of Victoria's faster-growing solar postcodes.
Collectively, Orbost's 344 solar systems avoid an estimated 4,120 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 1,962 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.