8,737 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 10% in Queensland · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Queensland grid mix (avg 810 gCO₂/kWh), Nerang's 8,737 solar systems typically avoid around 54.14 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Nerang is one of Queensland's strongest solar communities, ranking 36th in the state — ahead of 92% of all Queensland postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. Growth has been strong, with 691 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 44% increase on the previous year, making Nerang one of Queensland's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Nerang's solar community avoids an estimated 86,482 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 41,182 cars off the road or powering around 17,296 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.