Utilities

Understand Australia’s solar energy landscape at a building level

Access more complete rooftop solar intelligence across Australia, including regional and rural communities, to support network planning, energy transition initiatives, climate resilience, grid modernisation and sustainability programs.

Geoscape’s enhanced National Buildings dataset provides a clearer view of where rooftop solar is installed, helping energy providers and network operators make more informed decisions based on trusted building-level data.

The challenge: Solar adoption is accelerating, but visibility is limited

Australia is one of the world’s leading adopters of rooftop solar. As households and businesses shift more of their energy use to electricity, rooftop solar, batteries and other distributed energy resources are becoming a critical part of the national energy system.

However, many organisations still lack accurate and consistent visibility into:

Solar visibility checklist

✓ Where rooftop solar is installed

✓ The scale of solar adoption across regions

✓ Solar penetration within service areas

✓ Renewable energy uptake in rural and regional communities

✓ How solar influences resilience, vulnerability and network demand

Without reliable building-level intelligence, planning for the energy transition becomes more complex.

The Solution: Building level solar intelligence across Australia

The solution – detail

99.5%

Geoscape has expanded and enhanced National Buildings coverage to deliver broader, cleaner and more current building intelligence nationwide. As part of this uplift, 99.5% of Australia’s buildings now include solar intelligence — helping energy organisations gain greater visibility into rooftop solar adoption across both metropolitan and regional Australia.

Every building record can include the following.

Yes/No

Solar flag

Quickly identify whether rooftop solar is present on a building.

m²

Solar area

Measure the total area of solar panels associated with a building.

kWh

Estimated daily generation

Understand estimated average daily electricity production from rooftop solar installations.

Type

Panel classification

Identify panel technologies, including monocrystalline, polycrystalline and thin-film systems where available.

The outcome: Use solar intelligence to support better energy decisions

Distribution network planning

Understand solar adoption trends across your network and identify areas with growing distributed energy generation.

Renewable energy strategy

Track rooftop solar uptake across communities and measure progress toward decarbonisation objectives.

Regional energy resilience

Identify communities with increased energy self-sufficiency and support resilience planning during extreme weather events.

Grid modernisation

Support forecasting, network investment planning and distributed energy resource management with trusted location intelligence.

Sustainability and climate reporting

Strengthen emissions reporting, renewable energy assessments and sustainability initiatives with building-level solar insights.