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Queensland · Postcode 4878

Palm Cove solar & clean energy data

3,877 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 25% in Queensland · data current as at 2026-04-03

Palm Cove
Ranked top 25% for solar uptake in Queensland
#101
in Queensland
3,877
Total solar installs
388
Installed last 12 months
+1%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
158
Home batteries
4.1%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
38,376
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Palm Cove's 3,877 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 18,274 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × QLD grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
4878
3,877
#101 state
you
4879
6,075
#60 state
Mossman
4877
1,284
#206 state
Port Douglas
4880
3,226
#120 state
Atherton
4876
37
#411 state
Cairns
4881
1,062
#221 state
Mareeba
Queensland grid · community impact

Based on last week's Queensland grid mix (avg 810 gCO₂/kWh), Palm Cove's 3,877 solar systems typically avoid around 24.02 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Palm Cove sits in the top third of Queensland for solar uptake, ranking 101st in the state out of 449 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset. 388 new systems were added in the past 12 months, with growth of 1% on the previous year — typical of a maturing market where most interested households have already installed.

The combined impact is substantial: Palm Cove's solar community avoids an estimated 38,376 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 18,274 cars off the road or powering around 7,675 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.

Monthly solar installations · Palm Cove
388 installs · May – Apr
30
36
31
50
18
19
29
31
49
49
24
22
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