South Australia · Postcode 5240

Woodside solar & clean energy data

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

Woodside
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#229
in South Australia
217
Total solar installs
15
Installed last 12 months
+50%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
28
Home batteries
12.9%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
981
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Woodside's 217 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 467 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
5240
217
#229 state
you
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771
#160 state
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2,136
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524
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281
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129
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South Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Woodside's 217 solar systems typically avoid around 0.61 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Woodside ranks 229th in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 217 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 15 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 50% increase on the previous year, making Woodside one of South Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Woodside's solar systems avoid an estimated 981 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 467 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 · Woodside
15 installs · Sep – Aug
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