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South Australia · Postcode 5321

Port Augusta solar & clean energy data

143 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-04-03

Port Augusta
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#256
in South Australia
143
Total solar installs
9
Installed last 12 months
+0%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
14
Home batteries
9.8%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
647
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Port Augusta's 143 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 308 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
5321
143
#256 state
you
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456
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303
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1,106
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Port Augusta
South Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Port Augusta's 143 solar systems typically avoid around 0.40 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Port Augusta ranks 256th in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 143 registered systems to date. 9 new systems were added in the past 12 months, with growth of 0% on the previous year — typical of a maturing market where most interested households have already installed.

Port Augusta's solar systems avoid an estimated 647 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 308 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 · Port Augusta
9 installs · May – Apr
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