South Australia · Postcode 5462

Orroroo solar & clean energy data

156 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-08-15

Orroroo
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#252
in South Australia
156
Total solar installs
6
Installed last 12 months
+20%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
12
Home batteries
7.7%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
705
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Orroroo's 156 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 336 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
5462
156
#252 state
you
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857
#151 state
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5460
233
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150
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13
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105
#274 state
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South Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Orroroo's 156 solar systems typically avoid around 0.44 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Orroroo ranks 252nd in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 156 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 6 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 20% increase on the previous year, making Orroroo one of South Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Orroroo's solar systems avoid an estimated 705 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 336 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 · Orroroo
6 installs · Sep – Aug
1
2
1
1
1
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