Solar installations · Australia
Solar installations in Australia, year by year
Number of small-scale solar PV systems (up to 100 kW) and their rated power output, by year of installation, from Clean Energy Regulator postcode data.
Data to Sep 2026. Oct 2025 onward is provisional.
Why recent months are provisional
Installations can be registered with the Clean Energy Regulator up to 12 months after they happen, so figures from Oct 2025 onward will rise as late registrations arrive; earlier months can also be revised. A month-to-month difference is not the number of new systems installed in that month.
National figures on this site are the sum of the CER postcode rows for every valid postcode (postcode 0000, which the CER uses for invalid entries, is excluded). They are not an official CER national total.
| Period | Installations |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 360,745 |
| 2012 | 343,320 |
| 2013 | 200,407 |
| 2014 | 180,139 |
| 2015 | 141,500 |
| 2016 | 132,697 |
| 2017 | 174,942 |
| 2018 | 224,852 |
| 2019 | 284,031 |
| 2020 | 370,320 |
| 2021 | 377,458 |
| 2022 | 315,717 |
| 2023 | 333,865 |
| 2024 | 319,181 |
| 2025 provisional | 272,480 |
| 2026 provisional | 247,233 |
| Period | kW per installation |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.42 |
| 2012 | 3.02 |
| 2013 | 3.95 |
| 2014 | 4.44 |
| 2015 | 4.99 |
| 2016 | 5.64 |
| 2017 | 6.40 |
| 2018 | 7.19 |
| 2019 | 7.62 |
| 2020 | 8.01 |
| 2021 | 8.46 |
| 2022 | 8.85 |
| 2023 | 9.42 |
| 2024 | 9.89 |
| 2025 provisional | 10.28 |
| 2026 provisional | 10.11 |
Every year since 2001
Installations count systems registered for small-scale technology certificates. A record can be a new system, an addition to an existing system or a replacement, so counts are not the number of homes with solar. Capacity is the rated power output in kilowatts (kW), not energy generated.
Solar installations and capacity by year, Australia
17 rows
| Year | Solar installations | Capacity (kW) | Average size (kW per installation) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2010 (combined) | 283,307 | 506,522.7 | 1.79 | final |
| 2011 | 360,745 | 872,239.8 | 2.42 | final |
| 2012 | 343,320 | 1,035,750.3 | 3.02 | final |
| 2013 | 200,407 | 792,189.0 | 3.95 | final |
| 2014 | 180,139 | 800,261.3 | 4.44 | final |
| 2015 | 141,500 | 705,967.1 | 4.99 | final |
| 2016 | 132,697 | 747,922.6 | 5.64 | final |
| 2017 | 174,942 | 1,119,044.8 | 6.40 | final |
| 2018 | 224,852 | 1,617,499.4 | 7.19 | final |
| 2019 | 284,031 | 2,165,087.2 | 7.62 | final |
| 2020 | 370,320 | 2,964,705.9 | 8.01 | final |
| 2021 | 377,458 | 3,192,516.8 | 8.46 | final |
| 2022 | 315,717 | 2,793,532.2 | 8.85 | final |
| 2023 | 333,865 | 3,144,985.9 | 9.42 | final |
| 2024 | 319,181 | 3,157,263.7 | 9.89 | final |
| 2025 | 272,480 | 2,802,201.5 | 10.28 | partly provisional |
| 2026 | 247,233 | 2,500,117.8 | 10.11 | provisional (Jan–Sep only) |
No rows match.
Last 24 months
Monthly figures. Months marked provisional will rise as late registrations arrive.
Monthly solar installations, Australia
24 rows
| Month | Solar installations | Capacity (kW) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 26,948 | 272,963.8 | final |
| Nov 2024 | 26,827 | 273,700.0 | final |
| Dec 2024 | 28,132 | 322,657.0 | final |
| Jan 2025 | 19,261 | 180,366.9 | final |
| Feb 2025 | 23,706 | 231,136.3 | final |
| Mar 2025 | 23,863 | 243,462.5 | final |
| Apr 2025 | 21,022 | 206,726.9 | final |
| May 2025 | 21,579 | 213,007.9 | final |
| Jun 2025 | 17,655 | 172,967.7 | final |
| Jul 2025 | 21,882 | 222,799.9 | final |
| Aug 2025 | 19,908 | 201,942.6 | final |
| Sep 2025 | 22,993 | 238,618.1 | final |
| Oct 2025 | 25,212 | 262,845.0 | provisional |
| Nov 2025 | 26,228 | 280,043.0 | provisional |
| Dec 2025 | 29,171 | 348,284.7 | provisional |
| Jan 2026 | 18,801 | 183,049.9 | provisional |
| Feb 2026 | 26,891 | 270,443.6 | provisional |
| Mar 2026 | 33,079 | 349,194.5 | provisional |
| Apr 2026 | 42,226 | 490,119.9 | provisional |
| May 2026 | 26,361 | 242,628.3 | provisional |
| Jun 2026 | 29,763 | 289,663.1 | provisional |
| Jul 2026 | 29,785 | 287,014.9 | provisional |
| Aug 2026 | 24,467 | 234,774.7 | provisional |
| Sep 2026 | 15,860 | 153,229.0 | provisional |
No rows match.
Sources and notes
Independent site Australia Solar & Battery Atlas is an independent site. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with the Clean Energy Regulator.
Coverage, symbols, caveats and source files
Coverage. 2,810 postcodes with CER solar records across Australia. Suburb names are not in the CER files and are not shown.
- Provisional May still be revised; outlined, not filled.
- Not collected The source did not collect this; grey.
- Not published No value released for this cell; a gap, never zero.
Things to know
- Months from October 2025 are provisional: installations can be registered up to 12 months late, so these figures will rise.
- The CER publishes battery figures by postcode from July 2025. Earlier months show “Not collected”, never zero.
- An installation can be a new system, an extension or a replacement, so counts are not the number of homes with solar.
Small-scale installation postcode data
- Publisher
- Clean Energy Regulator (Australian Government)
- Released
- Retrieved (checked)
- Reference period
- 2001 to September 2026 (batteries from July 2025)
- File
- 4 CSV files: solar installations, solar capacity, battery installations, battery capacity
- SHA-256
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© Commonwealth of Australia (Clean Energy Regulator), CC BY 4.0. Monthly figures summed into years, and postcode rows into state and national totals, by this site.