1,877 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 50% in Queensland · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Queensland grid mix (avg 810 gCO₂/kWh), Sunnybank Hills's 1,877 solar systems typically avoid around 11.63 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Sunnybank Hills ranks 181st in Queensland for solar installations — in the middle tier of 449 postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator across the state. Growth has been strong, with 111 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 37% increase on the previous year, making Sunnybank Hills one of Queensland's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Sunnybank Hills's solar community avoids an estimated 18,579 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 8,847 cars off the road or powering around 3,716 average Australian homes with clean electricity. This is estimated using Queensland's average grid emissions intensity of 810 gCO₂/kWh, sourced from OpenElectricity, applied to an average system size of 9kW.