10,763 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), Nambour's 10,763 solar systems typically avoid around 66.69 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Nambour is one of Queensland's strongest solar communities, ranking 22nd in the state — ahead of 95% of all Queensland postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. 759 new systems were installed in the past 12 months, a 9% increase on the previous year — steady growth consistent with continued community uptake.
The combined impact is substantial: Nambour's solar community avoids an estimated 106,536 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 50,731 cars off the road or powering around 21,307 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.