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Victoria · Postcode 3900

Bairnsdale solar & clean energy data

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

Bairnsdale
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in Victoria
#653
in Victoria
42
Total solar installs
4
Installed last 12 months
+33%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
3
Home batteries
7.1%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
503
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Bairnsdale's 42 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 240 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × VIC grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
3900
42
#653 state
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178
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97
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198
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528
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78
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Victoria grid · community impact

Based on last week's Victoria grid mix (avg 980 gCO₂/kWh), Bairnsdale's 42 solar systems typically avoid around 0.31 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Bairnsdale ranks 653rd in Victoria out of 713 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 42 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 4 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 33% increase on the previous year, making Bairnsdale one of Victoria's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Bairnsdale's solar systems avoid an estimated 503 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 240 fewer cars on the road annually. 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 · Bairnsdale
4 installs · May – Apr
1
1
2
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