South Australia · Postcode 5420

Peterborough solar & clean energy data

26 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-06-15

Peterborough
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#323
in South Australia
26
Total solar installs
2
Installed last 12 months
+100%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
2
Home batteries
7.7%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
118
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Peterborough's 26 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 56 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
5420
26
#323 state
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South Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Peterborough's 26 solar systems typically avoid around 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Peterborough ranks 323rd in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 26 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 2 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 100% increase on the previous year, making Peterborough one of South Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Peterborough's solar systems avoid an estimated 118 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 56 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 · Peterborough
2 installs · Jul – Jun
1
1
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