Tasmania · Postcode 7259

Launceston solar & clean energy data

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

Launceston
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in Tasmania
#87
in Tasmania
82
Total solar installs
10
Installed last 12 months
+150%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
11
Home batteries
13.4%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
170
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Launceston's 82 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 81 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), Launceston's 82 solar systems typically avoid around 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Launceston ranks 87th in Tasmania out of 119 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 82 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 10 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 150% increase on the previous year, making Launceston one of Tasmania's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Launceston's solar systems avoid an estimated 170 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 81 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 · Launceston
10 installs · Sep – Aug
2
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2
1
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