137 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in Tasmania · data current as at 2026-05-15
Based on last week's Tasmania grid mix (avg 170 gCO₂/kWh), Queenstown's 137 solar systems typically avoid around 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Queenstown ranks 75th in Tasmania out of 119 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 137 registered systems to date. 7 new systems were installed in the past 12 months, a 17% increase on the previous year — steady growth consistent with continued community uptake.
Queenstown's solar systems avoid an estimated 285 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 136 fewer cars on the road annually. 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.