South Australia · Postcode 5552

Gawler solar & clean energy data

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

Gawler
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#279
in South Australia
92
Total solar installs
4
Installed last 12 months
+0%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
9
Home batteries
9.8%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
416
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Gawler's 92 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 198 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
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92
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Gawler
South Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Gawler's 92 solar systems typically avoid around 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Gawler ranks 279th in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 92 registered systems to date. 4 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.

Gawler's solar systems avoid an estimated 416 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 198 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 · Gawler
4 installs · Jul – Jun
1
2
1
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