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Which Australian postcodes are shaping up to have the highest number of small-scale solar power systems installed this year? Let’s see what the most recent Clean Energy Regulator data reveals.<\/p>\n

As mentioned yesterday,\u00a0the Regulator states 193,960 solar power systems<\/a> (small-scale – <100kW) with a combined capacity of\u00a0 1,337 megawatts had been validated this year up until last Monday. Australia’s Clean Energy Council announced early this month that in total, the number of solar installations across Australia had eclipsed the 2 million mark<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While there’s still a few days left to go in 2018 and the final results for the year won’t be known for a while1<\/a><\/sup>,here’s how the leaderboard looks at this stage in terms of number of installations from January to the end of November 2018.<\/p>\n

1. Postcode 6065 – Western Australia<\/h2>\n

WA’s 6065 postcode’s localities include Wangara, Wanneroo, Hocking and Ashby. Between January and the end of November this year, 1,067 solar panel systems were installed with a collective capacity of ~6.9MW.<\/p>\n

2 Postcode 6210 – Western Australia<\/h2>\n

WA’s 6210 postcode’s localities include Mandurah, Silver Sands, Meadow Springs and Erskine. Between January and the end of November 2018, 1,035 solar panel systems were installed with a collective capacity of ~5.5 MW.<\/p>\n

3 Postcode 6112 – Western Australia<\/h2>\n

WA’s 6112 postcode’s localities include Wungong, Haynes, Brookdale and Bedfordale. Between January and the end of November 2018, 1,006 solar panel systems were installed with a collective capacity of ~5.8 MW.<\/p>\n

4. Postcode 3977 – Victoria<\/h2>\n

VIC’s 3977 postcode’s localities include Skye, Cranbourne, Devon Meadows and Sandhurst. Between January and the end of November 2018, 992 solar panel systems were installed with a collective capacity of ~6 MW.<\/p>\n

5. Postcode 4655\u00a0 – Queensland<\/h2>\n

QLD’s 4655 postcode’s localities include Hervey Bay, Eli Waters, Scarness and Pialba. Between January and the end of November 2018, 982 solar panel systems were installed with a collective capacity of ~6.2 MW.<\/p>\n

6. Postcode 3029 – Victoria<\/h2>\n

VIC’s 3029 postcode’s localities are Hoppers Crossing, Tarneit and Truganina. Between January and the end of November 2018, 976 solar panel systems were installed with a collective capacity of ~6.4 MW.<\/p>\n

7. Postcode 4670 – Queensland<\/h2>\n

QLD’s 4670 postcode’s localities include Bundaberg, Burnett Heads, Avondale and Bucca. Between January and the end of November 2018, 964 solar panel systems were installed with a collective capacity of ~6.8 MW.<\/p>\n

8. Postcode 4740 – Queensland<\/h2>\n

QLD’s 4740 postcode’s localities include Mackay, Beaconsfield, Chelona and Sandiford. Between January and the end of November 2018, 890 solar panel systems were installed with a collective capacity of 6.8 MW.<\/p>\n

9. Postcode 6164 – Western Australia<\/h2>\n

WA’s 6164 postcode’s localities include Aubin Grove, Hammond Park, Treeby and Cockburn Central. Between January and the end of November 2018, 856 solar panel systems were installed with a collective capacity of ~4.8 MW.<\/p>\n

10. Postcode 4350 – Queensland<\/h2>\n

QLD’s 4350 postcode’s localities include Toowoomba, Westbrook, Athol and Glenvale. Between January and the end of November 2018, 852 solar power systems were installed with a collective capacity of ~6.2 MW.<\/p>\n

Collectively, the top ten had installed 9,620 solar power systems with a collective capacity of ~61.26MW according to the most recent Clean Energy Regulator figures.<\/p>\n

There’s not a lot separating some of the postcodes, so when the final figures are in there may be some shuffling, or perhaps other postcodes stalking into the top ten.<\/p>\n

You can see in the figures that capacities weren’t always commensurate with ranking. This could be the result of a number of small commercial solar<\/a> installations boosting figures in some postcodes, or folks in those areas generally installing larger home solar systems<\/a> (or a combination of the two).<\/p>\n

As for the overall top postcode since the Regulator began tracking, that distinction appears it could go to QLD postcode 4670 (Bundaberg area), with 12,620 installations.<\/p>\n

These figures don’t include an important figure – installed watts per capita. Some postcodes punch well above their weight; for example we mentioned yesterday<\/a> that South Australia’s Renmark postcode boasts close to 1,000 watts of small scale solar installed per person, compared to the Australian average of around 300 watts.<\/p>\n

2018 has certainly been yet another big year for solar energy in Australia!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Which Australian postcodes are shaping up to have the highest number of small-scale solar power systems installed this year? 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