15,969 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), Gympie's 15,969 solar systems typically avoid around 98.95 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Gympie is one of Queensland's strongest solar communities, ranking 9th in the state — ahead of 98% of all Queensland postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. New installations eased in the past 12 months (958 systems, 21% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.
The combined impact is substantial: Gympie's solar community avoids an estimated 158,067 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 75,270 cars off the road or powering around 31,613 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.