Are Solar Panels Worth It In Brooker?

Brooker is located in South Australia about 275.3 km north west of Adelaide and 1597.5 km west of Oman Ama. Brooker has a latitude of 34.0 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Brooker, SA

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Brooker

Rebate for Brooker 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 Brooker by month. The maximum is 7.33 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.28 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Brooker
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.387.33
Feb22.956.38
Mar18.215.06
Apr13.243.68
May9.582.66
Jun8.212.28
Jul8.982.49
Aug11.883.30
Sep15.814.39
Oct20.285.63
Nov23.616.56
Dec25.617.11

Figures from the weather station at Port Lincoln, which is approximately 54.1 km from Brooker.

Brooker, SA is in the 5607 postcode area which has around 1130 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1191 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 2895 households in the 5607 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.68 kW) for about every 2.6 dwellings.

Here are 8 solar installers near to or in Brooker.

Solar Installers near toBrooker
NameDistanceDetails
Jedd Dunbar Electrical & Solar22.1kmJedd Dunbar Electrical & Solar is based in Cummins, SA.
EP Wiring Services70.3kmEP Wiring Services is based in Cleve, SA.
Comfort Eyre Solutions80.1kmComfort Eyre Solutions is based in Port Lincoln, SA.
Hankins Electrical80.8kmHankins Electrical is based in Port Lincoln, SA.
Kotz Electrical Port Lincoln81.1kmKotz Electrical Port Lincoln is based in Port Lincoln, SA.
Will Dobson Electrical93.7kmWill Dobson Electrical is based in Tumby Bay, SA.
All EP Solar94.6kmAll EP Solar is based in Elliston, SA.
AH Electrical and Solar163.8kmAH Electrical and Solar is based in Moonta, SA.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Brooker

Sunlight Hours in Brooker

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 24 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Brooker

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 34.0° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Brooker, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Brookdale, WA, which is about 1854.4 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.