South Australia · Postcode 5140

Clare solar & clean energy data

142 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-06-15

Clare
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#257
in South Australia
142
Total solar installs
16
Installed last 12 months
+100%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
23
Home batteries
16.2%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
642
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Clare's 142 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 306 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
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142
#257 state
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Clare
South Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Clare's 142 solar systems typically avoid around 0.40 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Clare ranks 257th in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 142 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 16 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 100% increase on the previous year, making Clare one of South Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Clare's solar systems avoid an estimated 642 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 306 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
16 installs · Jul – Jun
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