5,635 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 5% in Tasmania · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Tasmania grid mix (avg 170 gCO₂/kWh), Launceston's 5,635 solar systems typically avoid around 7.33 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Launceston is one of Tasmania's strongest solar communities, ranking 1st in the state — ahead of 99% of all Tasmania postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. 421 new systems were added in the past 12 months, with growth of 3% on the previous year — typical of a maturing market where most interested households have already installed.
The combined impact is substantial: Launceston's solar community avoids an estimated 11,706 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 5,574 cars off the road or powering around 2,341 average Australian homes with clean electricity. 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.