South Australia · Postcode 5552

Gawler solar & clean energy data

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

Gawler
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#277
in South Australia
94
Total solar installs
6
Installed last 12 months
+50%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
13
Home batteries
13.8%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
425
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Gawler's 94 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 202 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
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94
#277 state
you
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253
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215
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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 94 solar systems typically avoid around 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Gawler ranks 277th in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 94 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 6 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 50% increase on the previous year, making Gawler one of South Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Gawler's solar systems avoid an estimated 425 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 202 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
6 installs · Sep – Aug
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2
1
1
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