Are Solar Panels Worth It In Barton?

Barton is located in the Australian Capital Territory about 2.2 km east of Canberra and 764.8 km south of Lyra. Barton has a latitude of 35.3 degrees South.

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

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Barton 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. Barton is in Climate Zone 3 which has a rating of 1.382.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Barton 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 Barton will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Barton

Rebate for Barton 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 Barton 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 Barton
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 3.2 km from Barton.

Barton, ACT is in the 2600 postcode area which has around 524 solar installations under 10 kW and about 648 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 2612 households in the 2600 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.58 kW) for about every 5.0 dwellings.

Here are 26 solar installers near to or in Barton.

Solar Installers near toBarton
NameDistanceDetails
Exemplary Energy and Energy Partners1.2kmExemplary Energy and Energy Partners is based in Kingston, ACT.
Gnowee Solar - Solar Panels Canberra ACT1.4kmGnowee Solar - Solar Panels Canberra ACT is based in Manuka, ACT.
Kentbruck Green Power Hub3.0kmKentbruck Green Power Hub is based in Canberra, ACT.
ActewAGL Solar3.4kmActewAGL Solar is based in Canberra, ACT.
Ads Solar Canberra Office3.4kmAds Solar Canberra Office is based in Canberra, ACT.
Polygon Energy3.4kmPolygon Energy is based in Canberra, ACT.
Econnect Solar | Canberra3.6kmEconnect Solar | Canberra is based in Canberra, ACT.
Capital Solar PV3.7kmCapital Solar PV is based in Narrabundah, ACT.
Intelligent Energy Solutions3.7kmIntelligent Energy Solutions is based in Canberra, ACT.
Fased Solar3.9kmFased Solar is based in Fyshwick, ACT.
Yello Energy Group - Best Solar Energy Solutions4.1kmYello Energy Group - Best Solar Energy Solutions is based in Symonston, ACT.
Solahart Canberra4.1kmSolahart Canberra is based in Fyshwick, ACT.
Reposit Power4.3kmReposit Power is based in Fyshwick, ACT.
Select Electrical and Solar Solution4.5kmSelect Electrical and Solar Solution is based in Fyshwick, ACT.
Capital Solar Group4.6kmCapital Solar Group is based in Canberra, ACT.
Renew Power4.7kmRenew Power is based in Pialligo, ACT.
G Star Energy4.9kmG Star Energy is based in , ACT.
Malwa Electrical and Solar5.1kmMalwa Electrical and Solar is based in Pialligo, ACT.
Greenultimate - Solar System Installers Canberra5.1kmGreenultimate - Solar System Installers Canberra is based in , ACT.
Solar Procurement5.4kmSolar Procurement is based in Fyshwick, ACT.
Solargain Canberra5.4kmSolargain Canberra is based in Fyshwick, ACT.
Hybrid Solar Power6.0kmHybrid Solar Power is based in Phillip, ACT.
Cheap Solar Inverters6.0kmCheap Solar Inverters is based in O Connor, ACT.
Soly6.2kmSoly is based in Lyneham, ACT.
Enviro Friendly Products6.5kmEnviro Friendly Products is based in Phillip, ACT.
SunBuilt Solar - Canberra6.5kmSunBuilt Solar - Canberra is based in Dickson, ACT.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Barton

Sunlight Hours in Barton

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 Barton

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 Barton, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Bartle Frere, QLD, which is about 2012.7 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.