3,267 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 15% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-06-15
Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Walkerville's 3,267 solar systems typically avoid around 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Walkerville sits in the top third of South Australia for solar uptake, ranking 40th in the state out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset. Growth has been strong, with 206 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 22% increase on the previous year, making Walkerville one of South Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Walkerville's solar community avoids an estimated 14,772 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 7,034 cars off the road or powering around 2,954 average Australian homes with clean electricity. This is estimated using South Australia's average grid emissions intensity of 370 gCO₂/kWh, sourced from OpenElectricity, applied to an average system size of 9kW.