640 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 50% in Tasmania · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Tasmania grid mix (avg 170 gCO₂/kWh), Burnie's 640 solar systems typically avoid around 0.83 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Burnie ranks 40th in Tasmania for solar installations — in the middle tier of 119 postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator across the state. New installations eased in the past 12 months (35 systems, 19% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.
Collectively, Burnie's 640 solar systems avoid an estimated 1,330 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 633 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.