77 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), Weipa's 77 solar systems typically avoid around 0.48 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Weipa ranks 387th in Queensland out of 449 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 77 registered systems to date. 9 new systems were added in the past 12 months. Year-on-year growth data is not available for this postcode.
Weipa's solar systems avoid an estimated 762 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 363 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.