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Queensland · Postcode 4874

Cairns solar & clean energy data

26 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in Queensland · data current as at 2026-04-03

Cairns
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in Queensland
#419
in Queensland
26
Total solar installs
3
Installed last 12 months
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
2
Home batteries
7.7%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
257
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Cairns's 26 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 122 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × QLD grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
4874
26
#419 state
you
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166
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998
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1,998
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Cairns
Queensland grid · community impact

Based on last week's Queensland grid mix (avg 810 gCO₂/kWh), Cairns's 26 solar systems typically avoid around 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly

Cairns ranks 419th in Queensland out of 449 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 26 registered systems to date. 3 new systems were added in the past 12 months. Year-on-year growth data is not available for this postcode.

Cairns's solar systems avoid an estimated 257 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 122 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.

Monthly solar installations · Cairns
3 installs · May – Apr
1
1
1
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