500 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-06-15
Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Mount Gambier's 500 solar systems typically avoid around 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Mount Gambier ranks 179th in South Australia for solar installations — in the middle tier of 347 postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator across the state. 27 new systems were installed in the past 12 months, a 8% increase on the previous year — steady growth consistent with continued community uptake.
Collectively, Mount Gambier's 500 solar systems avoid an estimated 2,261 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 1,077 cars from the road. 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.