159 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in Queensland · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Queensland grid mix (avg 810 gCO₂/kWh), Malanda's 159 solar systems typically avoid around 0.99 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Malanda ranks 355th in Queensland out of 449 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 159 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 12 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 20% increase on the previous year, making Malanda one of Queensland's faster-growing solar postcodes.
Collectively, Malanda's 159 solar systems avoid an estimated 1,574 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 750 cars from the road. 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.