16,089 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 5% in Queensland · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Queensland grid mix (avg 810 gCO₂/kWh), Ipswich's 16,089 solar systems typically avoid around 99.70 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Ipswich is one of Queensland's strongest solar communities, ranking 8th in the state — ahead of 98% of all Queensland postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. Growth has been strong, with 1,523 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 29% increase on the previous year, making Ipswich one of Queensland's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Ipswich's solar community avoids an estimated 159,255 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 75,836 cars off the road or powering around 31,851 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.