4,614 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 5% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-05-15
Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Victor Harbor's 4,614 solar systems typically avoid around 13.06 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Victor Harbor is one of South Australia's strongest solar communities, ranking 15th in the state — ahead of 96% of all South Australia postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. 237 new systems were added in the past 12 months, with growth of 0% on the previous year — typical of a maturing market where most interested households have already installed.
The combined impact is substantial: Victor Harbor's solar community avoids an estimated 20,862 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 9,934 cars off the road or powering around 4,172 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.