242 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 50% in Western Australia · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Western Australia grid mix (avg 630 gCO₂/kWh), East Perth's 242 solar systems typically avoid around 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
East Perth ranks 182nd in Western Australia for solar installations — in the middle tier of 388 postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator across the state. Growth has been strong, with 16 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 60% increase on the previous year, making East Perth one of Western Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.
Collectively, East Perth's 242 solar systems avoid an estimated 1,863 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 887 cars from the road. This is estimated using Western Australia's average grid emissions intensity of 630 gCO₂/kWh, sourced from OpenElectricity, applied to an average system size of 9kW.