243 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-05-15
Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Whyalla's 243 solar systems typically avoid around 0.69 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Whyalla ranks 224th in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 243 registered systems to date. 16 new systems were installed in the past 12 months, a 14% increase on the previous year — steady growth consistent with continued community uptake.
Collectively, Whyalla's 243 solar systems avoid an estimated 1,099 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 523 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.