2,454 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 25% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Valley View's 2,454 solar systems typically avoid around 6.95 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Valley View sits in the top third of South Australia for solar uptake, ranking 69th in the state out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset. 118 new systems were installed in the past 12 months, a 17% increase on the previous year — steady growth consistent with continued community uptake.
The combined impact is substantial: Valley View's solar community avoids an estimated 11,096 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 5,284 cars off the road or powering around 2,219 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.