71 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in Queensland · data current as at 2026-05-15
Based on last week's Queensland grid mix (avg 810 gCO₂/kWh), Rockhampton's 71 solar systems typically avoid around 0.44 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Rockhampton ranks 389th in Queensland out of 449 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 71 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 5 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 150% increase on the previous year, making Rockhampton one of Queensland's faster-growing solar postcodes.
Rockhampton's solar systems avoid an estimated 703 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 335 fewer cars on the road annually. 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.