1,907 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), Burnie's 1,907 solar systems typically avoid around 2.48 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 5th in the state — ahead of 96% of all Tasmania postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. Growth has been strong, with 146 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 27% increase on the previous year, making Burnie one of Tasmania's faster-growing solar postcodes.
Collectively, Burnie's 1,907 solar systems avoid an estimated 3,962 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 1,887 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.