3,589 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 50% in Queensland · data current as at 2026-05-15
Based on last week's Queensland grid mix (avg 810 gCO₂/kWh), Caloundra's 3,589 solar systems typically avoid around 22.24 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Caloundra sits in the top third of Queensland for solar uptake, ranking 114th in the state out of 449 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset. Growth has been strong, with 309 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 55% increase on the previous year, making Caloundra one of Queensland's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Caloundra's solar community avoids an estimated 35,525 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 16,917 cars off the road or powering around 7,105 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.