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South Australia · Postcode 5220

Kangaroo Island solar & clean energy data

48 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-04-03

Kangaroo Island
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#302
in South Australia
48
Total solar installs
2
Installed last 12 months
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
2
Home batteries
4.2%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
217
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Kangaroo Island's 48 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 103 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
5220
48
#302 state
you
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1,070
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South Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Kangaroo Island's 48 solar systems typically avoid around 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Kangaroo Island ranks 302nd in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 48 registered systems to date. 2 new systems were added in the past 12 months. Year-on-year growth data is not available for this postcode.

Kangaroo Island's solar systems avoid an estimated 217 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 103 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 · Kangaroo Island
2 installs · May – Apr
2
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