188 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Whyalla's 188 solar systems typically avoid around 0.53 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Whyalla ranks 237th in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 188 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 12 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 50% increase on the previous year, making Whyalla one of South Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.
Whyalla's solar systems avoid an estimated 850 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 405 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.