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Tasmania · Postcode 7261

Launceston solar & clean energy data

45 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in Tasmania · data current as at 2026-04-03

Launceston
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in Tasmania
#99
in Tasmania
45
Total solar installs
4
Installed last 12 months
+33%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
1
Home batteries
2.2%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
93
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Launceston's 45 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 44 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × TAS grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
7261
45
#99 state
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Tasmania grid · community impact

Based on last week's Tasmania grid mix (avg 170 gCO₂/kWh), Launceston's 45 solar systems typically avoid around 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Launceston ranks 99th in Tasmania out of 119 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 45 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 4 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 33% increase on the previous year, making Launceston one of Tasmania's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Launceston's solar systems avoid an estimated 93 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 44 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
4 installs · May – Apr
1
2
1
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