2,873 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 5% in Tasmania · data current as at 2026-06-15
Based on last week's Tasmania grid mix (avg 170 gCO₂/kWh), Burnie's 2,873 solar systems typically avoid around 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Burnie is one of Tasmania's strongest solar communities, ranking 2nd in the state — ahead of 98% of all Tasmania postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. New installations eased in the past 12 months (161 systems, 34% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.
Collectively, Burnie's 2,873 solar systems avoid an estimated 5,968 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 2,842 cars from the road. 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.