495 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 50% in Tasmania · data current as at 2026-06-15
Based on last week's Tasmania grid mix (avg 170 gCO₂/kWh), Kingston Beach's 495 solar systems typically avoid around 0.64 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Kingston Beach ranks 46th in Tasmania for solar installations — in the middle tier of 119 postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator across the state. Growth has been strong, with 54 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 38% increase on the previous year, making Kingston Beach one of Tasmania's faster-growing solar postcodes.
Collectively, Kingston Beach's 495 solar systems avoid an estimated 1,028 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 490 cars from the road. This is estimated using Tasmania's average grid emissions intensity of 170 gCO₂/kWh, sourced from OpenElectricity, applied to an average system size of 9kW.