1,115 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), Palm Beach's 1,115 solar systems typically avoid around 6.91 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Palm Beach ranks 219th 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 76 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 55% increase on the previous year, making Palm Beach one of Queensland's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Palm Beach's solar community avoids an estimated 11,037 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 5,256 cars off the road or powering around 2,207 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.