South Australia · Postcode 5580

Yorketown solar & clean energy data

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

Yorketown
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#251
in South Australia
156
Total solar installs
9
Installed last 12 months
+13%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
15
Home batteries
9.6%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
705
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Yorketown'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
5580
156
#251 state
you
5581
386
#198 state
Yorketown
5582
363
#202 state
Yorketown
5583
511
#177 state
Yorketown
5577
248
#222 state
Warooka
5576
416
#193 state
Edithburgh
South Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Yorketown'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

Yorketown ranks 251st in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 156 registered systems to date. 9 new systems were installed in the past 12 months, a 13% increase on the previous year — steady growth consistent with continued community uptake.

Yorketown'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 · Yorketown
9 installs · Jul – Jun
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