Tasmania · Postcode 7179

Glenorchy solar & clean energy data

96 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in Tasmania · data current as at 2026-08-15

Glenorchy
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in Tasmania
#80
in Tasmania
96
Total solar installs
14
Installed last 12 months
+250%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
10
Home batteries
10.4%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
199
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Glenorchy's 96 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 95 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × TAS grid emissions factor.
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Tasmania grid · community impact

Based on last week's Tasmania grid mix (avg 170 gCO₂/kWh), Glenorchy's 96 solar systems typically avoid around 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly

Glenorchy ranks 80th in Tasmania out of 119 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 96 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 14 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 250% increase on the previous year, making Glenorchy one of Tasmania's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Glenorchy's solar systems avoid an estimated 199 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 95 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.

Monthly solar installations · Glenorchy
14 installs · Sep – Aug
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