12,706 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 5% in Western Australia · data current as at 2026-05-15
Based on last week's Western Australia grid mix (avg 630 gCO₂/kWh), Canning Vale's 12,706 solar systems typically avoid around 61.24 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Canning Vale is one of Western Australia's strongest solar communities, ranking 6th in the state — ahead of 98% of all Western Australia postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. 680 new systems were installed in the past 12 months, a 10% increase on the previous year — steady growth consistent with continued community uptake.
The combined impact is substantial: Canning Vale's solar community avoids an estimated 97,820 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 46,581 cars off the road or powering around 19,564 average Australian homes with clean electricity. 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.