7,836 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), Margaret River's 7,836 solar systems typically avoid around 37.77 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Margaret River is one of Western Australia's strongest solar communities, ranking 17th in the state — ahead of 96% of all Western Australia postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. New installations eased in the past 12 months (450 systems, 18% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.
The combined impact is substantial: Margaret River's solar community avoids an estimated 60,327 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 28,727 cars off the road or powering around 12,065 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.