Are Solar Panels Worth It In Acton?

Acton is located in the Australian Capital Territory about 3.2 km north of Canberra and 762.3 km south of Lyra. Acton has a latitude of 35.3 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Acton, ACT

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Acton homeowners to install solar. They give "STCs" (small-scale technology certificates) to people who add a solar power system to their home.

The government divides the country into "Zones" depending on the rated solar potential. You get more support or less depending on your zone. Acton is in Climate Zone 3 which has a rating of 1.382.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Acton during 2024 would give you 96 ST Certificates worth $3830.40 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Acton will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Acton

Rebate for Acton Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW29$1157.10
4 kW38$1516.20
5 kW48$1915.20
6 kW58$2314.20
6.6 kW63$2513.70
10 kW96$3830.40
12 kW116$4628.40
15 kW145$5785.50

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Acton by month. The maximum is 7.22 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.21 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Acton
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan25.497.08
Feb22.046.12
Mar18.345.09
Apr13.743.82
May10.222.84
Jun7.962.21
Jul8.992.50
Aug12.303.42
Sep16.434.56
Oct20.775.77
Nov23.806.61
Dec25.997.22

Figures from the weather station at Canberra, which is approximately 2.9 km from Acton.

Acton, ACT is in the 2601 postcode area which has around 6 solar installations under 10 kW and about 32 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 45 households in the 2601 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 5.50 kW) for about every 7.5 dwellings.

Here are 23 solar installers near to or in Acton.

Solar Installers near toActon
NameDistanceDetails
Kentbruck Green Power Hub0.5kmKentbruck Green Power Hub is based in Canberra, ACT.
Ads Solar Canberra Office0.8kmAds Solar Canberra Office is based in Canberra, ACT.
Polygon Energy0.8kmPolygon Energy is based in Canberra, ACT.
Econnect Solar | Canberra0.8kmEconnect Solar | Canberra is based in Canberra, ACT.
Intelligent Energy Solutions0.9kmIntelligent Energy Solutions is based in Canberra, ACT.
ActewAGL Solar1.1kmActewAGL Solar is based in Canberra, ACT.
Capital Solar Group1.4kmCapital Solar Group is based in Canberra, ACT.
Cheap Solar Inverters2.8kmCheap Solar Inverters is based in O Connor, ACT.
Soly3.0kmSoly is based in Lyneham, ACT.
SunBuilt Solar - Canberra3.6kmSunBuilt Solar - Canberra is based in Dickson, ACT.
Exemplary Energy and Energy Partners4.6kmExemplary Energy and Energy Partners is based in Kingston, ACT.
Gnowee Solar - Solar Panels Canberra ACT4.7kmGnowee Solar - Solar Panels Canberra ACT is based in Manuka, ACT.
Leaf Electrical5.6kmLeaf Electrical is based in Bruce, ACT.
4D ENERGY6.1km4D ENERGY is based in Belconnen, ACT.
IMS ENERGY6.8kmIMS ENERGY is based in Belconnen, ACT.
solarforever canberra6.8kmsolarforever canberra is based in Mitchell, ACT.
Fased Solar6.9kmFased Solar is based in Fyshwick, ACT.
Renew Power7.0kmRenew Power is based in Pialligo, ACT.
Sunace7.0kmSunace is based in Mitchell, ACT.
Aussie Solar Ark7.0kmAussie Solar Ark is based in Mitchell, ACT.
VTara Solar7.0kmVTara Solar is based in Mitchell, ACT.
G Star Energy7.0kmG Star Energy is based in , ACT.
Capital Solar PV7.1kmCapital Solar PV is based in Narrabundah, ACT.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Acton

Sunlight Hours in Acton

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 31 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Acton

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 35.3° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Acton, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Acland, QLD, which is about 918.1 kms away.

The data used for this page was sourced from Australian Government Clean Energy Regulator, Australian Bureau of Meterology, Australian Photovoltanic Institute, Clean Energy Council, Government Solar Incentives sites, open source Australian postcode data and other online sources.