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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.

Latest Data (Nov 20)

Solar GWh
+0.27%
142.13
% Solar
+0.4%
25.3%
% Solar (Rooftop)
+0.8%
16.3%
% Solar (Utility)
-0.4%
9.0%

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

AUS

DAILY SOLAR UPDATE

STATE / TERRITORY

GWh

% TOTAL

SA 19.2 47.5%
NSW 66.9 33.6%
Vic 32.8 26.3%
Qld 21.4 12.8%
Tas 1.9 6.4%
Australia 142.1 25.3%

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 20-11-24

Trend

AUS

MONTHLY SOLAR UPDATE

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 20-11-24

Comparison

AUS

Today's Solar Update

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 20-11-24

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

AUS

DAILY UTILITY SOLAR UPDATE

STATE / TERRITORY

GWh

% TOTAL

NSW 31.3 15.7%
SA 3.7 9.2%
Qld 9.3 5.6%
Vic 6.2 5.0%
Australia 50.6 9.0%

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 20-11-24

Trend

AUS

MONTHLY UTILITY SOLAR UPDATE

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 20-11-24

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

AUS

MONTHLY ROOFTOP SOLAR UPDATE

STATE / TERRITORY

GWh

% TOTAL

SA 15.5 38.3%
Vic 26.6 21.3%
NSW 35.5 17.9%
Qld 12.0 7.2%
Tas 1.9 6.4%
Australia 91.6 16.3%

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 20-11-24

Trend

AUS

DAILY ROOFTOP SOLAR UPDATE

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 20-11-24

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

AUS

ROOFTOP SOLAR INSTALLATIONS

STATE / TERRITORY

per 100k

TOTAL UNITS

NET

Qld 20,164 1,072,860 4,808
NSW 12,780 1,043,707 5,130
Vic 11,804 782,615 2,167
WA 18,621 519,788 2,125
SA 22,843 415,993 1,357
Tas 10,139 57,896 288
ACT 10,521 48,071 191
NT 9,540 23,873 28
Australia 15,242 3,964,808 16,094

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 12-11-24

State Trends

AUS

ROOFTOP SOLAR INSTALLATIONS - INSTALLATIONS PER 100K

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 12-11-24

Top Postcodes in Australia

AUS, Postcode

Rooftop Solar Installations

POSTCODE

per 10k

TOTAL UNITS

NET

RANK

5581 6,320 359 1 1
3221 6,117 490 0 2
5320 6,066 424 3 3
5583 5,704 478 0 4
5582 5,539 334 0 5
2879 5,355 309 0 6
5575 5,291 1,265 3 7
5204 5,239 1,767 9 8

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 12-11-24

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

AUS

SOLAR WATER HEATERS

STATE / TERRITORY

per 100k

TOTAL UNITS

NET

Vic 5,812 385,347 264
Qld 4,330 230,396 205
NSW 2,766 225,894 60
WA 6,796 189,716 237
SA 2,666 48,549 16
NT 8,841 22,122 12
ACT 2,034 9,293 0
Tas 1,339 7,646 1
Australia 4,304 1,119,643 795

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 12-11-24

State Trends

AUS

SOLAR WATER HEATERS - INSTALLATIONS PER 100K

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 12-11-24

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