The statistics listed its networks’ top 10 solar suburbs in Perth. Wanneroo was second with 6687 panels, behind Mandurah with 9192.
The majority of suburbs were south of the river, with Ocean Reef/Joondalup the only other northern suburb to make the cut, coming in at 10th spot with 3926 panels.
Western Power said the northern suburbs had a potential generation capacity of nearly 230 megawatts and figures were based on the number of physical photovoltaic solar panel systems per postcode.
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READ NOWWestern Power’s top 10 solar suburbs Mandurah – 9192 Wanneroo – 6687 Canning Vale – 5894 Cockburn/Success – 5695 Armadale/Forrestdale – 5652 Bibra Lake/Spearwood – 4408 Safety Bay/Waikiki – 4279 Ellenbrook/Upper Swan – 4151 Gosnells/Southern River – 4070 Ocean Reef/Joondalup – 3926
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