Energy - Solar (Victoria)

• 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.
• ACT data is part of NSW. WA and NT not currently included. Trend data updated at end of month.

• 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.
• ACT data is part of NSW. WA and NT not currently included. Trend data updated at end of month.

• 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.
• ACT data is part of NSW. WA and NT not currently included. Trend data updated at end of month.

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.

• 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.