Energy - Solar (South Australia)

* GWh = gigawatt-hour.

Latest Data (23 Feb)

Solar GWh: +11.05%; 13.97
% Solar: +9.4%; 35.5%
% Solar (Rooftop): +10.5%; 30.9%
% Solar (Utility): -1.0%; 4.6%

Solar in the Grid

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

DATE	GWh	% TOTAL
Jul 24	219.34	16.3 %
Aug 24	268.77	22.0 %
Sep 24	333.22	29.0 %
Oct 24	412.58	37.1 %
Nov 24	437.89	37.8 %
Dec 24	380.04	40.4 %
Jan 25	517.58	37.8 %
Feb 25	351.64	33.2 %

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 23-02-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

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MONTHLY SOLAR UPDATE

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 23-02-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

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Solar in the Grid

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 23-02-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

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

DATE	GWh	% TOTAL
Jul 24	61.93	4.6 %
Aug 24	68.94	5.6 %
Sep 24	74.69	6.5 %
Oct 24	62.77	5.6 %
Nov 24	80.86	7.0 %
Dec 24	72.17	7.7 %
Jan 25	93.95	6.9 %
Feb 25	65.17	6.1 %

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 23-02-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

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Utility Solar Power

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 23-02-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

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

DATE	GWh	% TOTAL
Jul 24	157.41	11.7 %
Aug 24	199.83	16.3 %
Sep 24	258.53	22.5 %
Oct 24	349.81	31.4 %
Nov 24	357.03	30.8 %
Dec 24	307.87	32.7 %
Jan 25	423.63	30.9 %
Feb 25	286.47	27.0 %

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 23-02-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

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DAILY ROOFTOP SOLAR UPDATE

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 23-02-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

Rooftop Solar Installations

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.

Data

Sa, Postcode

ROOFTOP SOLAR INSTALLATIONS

POSTCODE	per 10k	TOTAL UNITS	RANK
5581	6,479	368	1
5320	6,180	432	2
5583	5,776	484	3
5582	5,589	337	4
5575	5,341	1,277	5
5204	5,277	1,780	6
5222	5,015	340	7
5117	5,014	2,031	8

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 28-01-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

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Rooftop Solar Installations

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 28-01-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

Water Heater Installations

Explainer

Australia tracks the number of solar water heaters and air source heat pumps installed across the country. Air source heat pumps are used for water heating by extracting heat from the air.
This data shows the number of water heater installations (both solar and air source) by state and territory. Click on each state to drill down by postcode.
Data source: Clean Energy Regulator (CER).

Data

Sa, Postcode

WATER HEATER INSTALLATIONS

POSTCODE	per 10k	TOTAL UNITS	RANK
5600	1,187	730	1
5170	1,129	137	2
5480	1,095	97	3
5204	928	313	4
5723	905	164	5
5095	900	1,924	6
5172	895	375	7
5131	868	85	8

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 28-01-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

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Water Heater Installations

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 28-01-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

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