South Australia · Postcode 5134

Clare solar & clean energy data

126 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-05-15

Clare
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#262
in South Australia
126
Total solar installs
8
Installed last 12 months
+33%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
19
Home batteries
15.1%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
570
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Clare's 126 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 271 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
5134
126
#262 state
you
5133
128
#260 state
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160
#248 state
Clare
5132
136
#258 state
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5131
319
#207 state
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178
#240 state
Clare
South Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Clare's 126 solar systems typically avoid around 0.36 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Clare ranks 262nd in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 126 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 8 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 33% increase on the previous year, making Clare one of South Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Clare's solar systems avoid an estimated 570 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 271 fewer cars on the road annually. 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.

Monthly solar installations · Clare
8 installs · Jun – May
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2
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1
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