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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 30 Oct 2024

Solar GWh
+0.50%
164.44
% Solar
0.0%
29.3%
% Solar (Rooftop)
+0.1%
19.5%
% Solar (Utility)
-0.1%
9.7%

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 15.3 42.8%
NSW 65.2 33.1%
Qld 51.4 29.8%
Vic 31.3 24.7%
Tas 1.2 4.0%
Australia 164.4 29.3%

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts

Trend

MONTHLY SOLAR UPDATE

Australia

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts

Comparison

Today's Solar Update

Australia

Source: Open Electricity 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 25.0 12.7%
Qld 20.6 11.9%
SA 2.5 7.1%
Vic 6.6 5.2%
Australia 54.7 9.7%

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts

Trend

MONTHLY UTILITY SOLAR UPDATE

Australia

Source: Open Electricity 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 12.8 35.7%
NSW 40.2 20.4%
Vic 24.8 19.6%
Qld 30.8 17.9%
Tas 1.2 4.0%
Australia 109.8 19.5%

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts

Trend

DAILY ROOFTOP SOLAR UPDATE

Australia

Source: Open Electricity 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 19,903 1,059,000 4,549
NSW 12,592 1,028,305 5,221
Vic 11,631 771,175 2,172
WA 18,409 513,867 1,909
SA 22,593 411,429 1,362
Tas 9,992 57,055 260
ACT 10,391 47,474 168
NT 9,037 22,613 25
Australia 15,034 3,910,918 15,666

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 6,285 1 357 0
3221 6,105 2 489 0
5320 5,994 3 419 2
5583 5,644 4 473 0
5582 5,506 5 332 1
2879 5,338 6 308 0
5575 5,257 7 1,257 2
5204 5,182 8 1,748 6

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 5,779 383,182 183
Qld 4,316 229,655 199
NSW 2,762 225,583 62
WA 6,771 188,998 206
SA 2,662 48,482 16
NT 8,809 22,042 12
ACT 2,033 9,287 0
Tas 1,338 7,640 1
Australia 4,288 1,115,549 679

Source: CER via OnlyFacts

State Trends

SOLAR WATER HEATERS - INSTALLATIONS PER 100K

Australia

Source: CER via OnlyFacts

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