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GWh stands for gigawatt-hour. It refers to energy used over time. For example, a power plant that can generate 1 GW, would create 1 GWh each hour. 1 GWh can power roughly 150 homes for one year.

Yesterday 7 Sep 2024

Solar GWh
+8.59%
122.19
% Solar
+3.5%
23.5%
% Solar (Rooftop)
+3.2%
15.0%
% Solar (Utility)
+0.3%
8.5%

Today's Solar Update

Explainer

  • Solar power is the biggest renewable fuel source in Australia's energy mix. This data shows how much solar power is being used by each state and territory.
  • Solar power has two sub-categories: utility and rooftop. These may also be referred to as large or small solar installations. See breakdowns below.
  • Data source: OpenNEM. ACT data is part of NSW. WA and NT not currently included. Trend data updated at end of month.

Data

DAILY SOLAR UPDATE

Australia

STATE / TERRITORY

GWh

% TOTAL

SA 11.8 34.1%
Qld 41.5 27.0%
NSW 46.1 25.3%
Vic 22.0 18.7%
Tas 0.8 2.6%
Australia 122.2 23.5%

Source: OpenNEM via OnlyFacts

Trend

MONTHLY SOLAR UPDATE

Australia

Source: OpenNEM via OnlyFacts

Comparison

Today's Solar Update

Australia

Source: OpenNEM via OnlyFacts

Utility Solar Power

Explainer

  • Utility solar means large-scale solar power plants that generate electricity to be fed into the grid. These installations are much larger than residential or commercial solar systems. 
  • This data shows how much utility solar power is being used by each state and territory.
  • Data source: OpenNEM. ACT data is part of NSW. WA and NT not currently included. Trend data updated at end of month.

Data

DAILY UTILITY SOLAR UPDATE

Australia

STATE / TERRITORY

GWh

% TOTAL

NSW 22.2 12.2%
Qld 14.4 9.4%
SA 2.9 8.3%
Vic 4.5 3.8%
Australia 44.0 8.5%

Source: OpenNEM via OnlyFacts

Trend

MONTHLY UTILITY SOLAR UPDATE

Australia

Source: OpenNEM via OnlyFacts

Rooftop Solar Power

Explainer

  • Rooftop solar refers to solar power systems installed on the roofs of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. These are small in scale and designed primarily to make electricity for the building they're on.
  • This data shows how much rooftop solar power is being used by each state and territory.
  • Data source: OpenNEM. ACT data is part of NSW. WA and NT not currently included. Trend data updated at end of month.

Data

MONTHLY ROOFTOP SOLAR UPDATE

Australia

STATE / TERRITORY

GWh

% TOTAL

SA 8.9 25.8%
Qld 27.1 17.6%
Vic 17.5 14.8%
NSW 23.9 13.1%
Tas 0.8 2.6%
Australia 78.2 15.0%

Source: OpenNEM via OnlyFacts

Trend

DAILY ROOFTOP SOLAR UPDATE

Australia

Source: OpenNEM via OnlyFacts

Rooftop Solar Installations

All Postcodes

Explainer

More than 3.8 million Australian homes have installed solar panels.

Queensland is the state with the most installations, but South Australia leads on a per capita basis.

Which neighbourhoods are doing the heavy lifting? Our rooftop solar tracker ranks every postcode across the country.

Where does your suburb place? Find out here.


Dataset updated monthly. Source: Clean Energy Regulator.

State Data

ROOFTOP SOLAR INSTALLATIONS

Australia

STATE / TERRITORY

per 100k

TOTAL UNITS

NET

Qld 19,618 1,043,810 4,175
NSW 12,372 1,010,345 4,705
Vic 11,446 758,871 1,458
WA 18,193 507,859 1,591
SA 22,328 406,618 1,041
Tas 9,833 56,146 204
ACT 10,244 46,804 132
NT 9,394 23,507 28
Australia 14,815 3,853,965 13,334

Source: CER via OnlyFacts

State Trends

ROOFTOP SOLAR INSTALLATIONS - INSTALLATIONS PER 100K

Australia

Source: CER via OnlyFacts

Top Postcodes in Australia

Rooftop Solar Installations

Australia

POSTCODE

per 10k

RANK

TOTAL UNITS

NET

5581 6,250 1 355 0
3221 6,080 2 487 0
5320 5,866 3 410 2
5583 5,585 4 468 1
5582 5,423 5 327 0
2879 5,321 6 307 0
5575 5,236 7 1,252 5
5204 5,117 8 1,726 0

Source: CER via OnlyFacts

Water Heater Installations

All Postcodes

Explainer

More than 3.8 million Australian homes have installed solar panels.

Queensland is the state with the most installations, but South Australia leads on a per capita basis.

Which neighbourhoods are doing the heavy lifting? Our rooftop solar tracker ranks every postcode across the country.

Where does your suburb place? Find out here.


Dataset updated monthly. Source: Clean Energy Regulator.

State Data

SOLAR WATER HEATERS

Australia

STATE / TERRITORY

per 100k

TOTAL UNITS

NET

Vic 5,738 380,452 153
Qld 4,301 228,846 213
NSW 2,757 225,121 51
WA 6,742 188,194 260
SA 2,658 48,403 12
NT 8,769 21,943 5
ACT 2,031 9,280 0
Tas 1,337 7,635 2
Australia 4,269 1,110,554 696

Source: CER via OnlyFacts

State Trends

SOLAR WATER HEATERS - INSTALLATIONS PER 100K

Australia

Source: CER via OnlyFacts

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