3,866 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 10% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Mount Gambier's 3,866 solar systems typically avoid around 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Mount Gambier is one of South Australia's strongest solar communities, ranking 30th in the state — ahead of 91% of all South Australia postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. 196 new systems were installed in the past 12 months, a 19% increase on the previous year — steady growth consistent with continued community uptake.
The combined impact is substantial: Mount Gambier's solar community avoids an estimated 17,480 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 8,324 cars off the road or powering around 3,496 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.