10,939 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), Townsville's 10,939 solar systems typically avoid around 67.78 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Townsville is one of Queensland's strongest solar communities, ranking 19th in the state — ahead of 96% of all Queensland postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. New installations eased in the past 12 months (652 systems, 5% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.
The combined impact is substantial: Townsville's solar community avoids an estimated 108,278 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 51,561 cars off the road or powering around 21,656 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.