South Australia · Postcode 5142

Clare solar & clean energy data

195 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-08-15

Clare
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#235
in South Australia
195
Total solar installs
12
Installed last 12 months
+50%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
28
Home batteries
14.4%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
882
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Clare's 195 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 420 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
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195
#235 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 195 solar systems typically avoid around 0.55 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Clare ranks 235th in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 195 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 12 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 50% increase on the previous year, making Clare one of South Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Clare's solar systems avoid an estimated 882 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 420 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
12 installs · Sep – Aug
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