10,486 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 5% in Queensland · data current as at 2026-05-15
Based on last week's Queensland grid mix (avg 810 gCO₂/kWh), Nambour's 10,486 solar systems typically avoid around 64.98 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 21st in the state — ahead of 95% of all Queensland postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. Growth has been strong, with 758 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 20% increase on the previous year, making Nambour one of Queensland's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Nambour's solar community avoids an estimated 103,794 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 49,426 cars off the road or powering around 20,759 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.