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Queensland · Postcode 4876

Cairns solar & clean energy data

37 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
#411
in Queensland
37
Total solar installs
1
Installed last 12 months
+0%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
366
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Cairns's 37 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 174 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × QLD grid emissions factor.
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37
#411 state
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Queensland grid · community impact

Based on last week's Queensland grid mix (avg 810 gCO₂/kWh), Cairns's 37 solar systems typically avoid around 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Cairns ranks 411th in Queensland out of 449 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 37 registered systems to date. 1 new systems were added in the past 12 months, with growth of 0% on the previous year — typical of a maturing market where most interested households have already installed.

Cairns's solar systems avoid an estimated 366 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 174 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
1 installs · May – Apr
1
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