1,435 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 10% in Tasmania · data current as at 2026-05-15
Based on last week's Tasmania grid mix (avg 170 gCO₂/kWh), Burnie's 1,435 solar systems typically avoid around 1.87 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 10th in the state — ahead of 92% of all Tasmania postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator. New installations eased in the past 12 months (119 systems, 11% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.
Collectively, Burnie's 1,435 solar systems avoid an estimated 2,981 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 1,420 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.