Are Solar Panels Worth It In Brooklyn?

Brooklyn is located in New South Wales about 35.6 km north of Sydney and 519.0 km south west of Esk. Brooklyn has a latitude of 33.5 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Brooklyn, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Brooklyn

Rebate for Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn by month. The maximum is 6.39 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.37 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Brooklyn
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan22.716.31
Feb19.965.55
Mar16.794.66
Apr13.603.78
May10.312.86
Jun8.532.37
Jul9.802.72
Aug13.153.65
Sep16.854.68
Oct19.865.52
Nov21.626.01
Dec23.006.39

Figures from the weather station at Sydney Observatory Hill, which is approximately 34.7 km from Brooklyn.

Brooklyn, NSW is in the 2083 postcode area which has around 186 solar installations under 10 kW and about 209 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 862 households in the 2083 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.94 kW) for about every 4.6 dwellings.

Here are 22 solar installers near to or in Brooklyn.

Solar Installers near toBrooklyn
NameDistanceDetails
Solar Energy Australia13.0kmSolar Energy Australia is based in Mount Kuring-Gai, NSW.
Towards Tomorrow Energy16.4kmTowards Tomorrow Energy is based in Somersby, NSW.
Epho Commercial Solar Power16.4kmEpho Commercial Solar Power is based in Mona Vale, NSW.
Good Day Electrical and Solar16.8kmGood Day Electrical and Solar is based in Ingleside, NSW.
Sunair Solar in Gosford17.2kmSunair Solar in Gosford is based in West Gosford, NSW.
All Green Environmental Solutions17.2kmAll Green Environmental Solutions is based in West Gosford, NSW.
Sollos Solar17.6kmSollos Solar is based in Belrose, NSW.
Sole Electrical & Solar18.2kmSole Electrical & Solar is based in Warriewood, NSW.
Superior Solar18.6kmSuperior Solar is based in West Gosford, NSW.
Solar Panels Central Coast Co.18.7kmSolar Panels Central Coast Co. is based in West Gosford, NSW.
Solarventi Australia20.1kmSolarventi Australia is based in Erina, NSW.
Solarbank21.4kmSolarbank is based in Cromer, NSW.
Solar Me21.6kmSolar Me is based in Hornsby, NSW.
GreenElec21.9kmGreenElec is based in Cromer, NSW.
Concept Electrical & Solar21.9kmConcept Electrical & Solar is based in Cromer, NSW.
Sydney Solar Electricity22.4kmSydney Solar Electricity is based in Frenchs Forest, NSW.
Autonomous Energy22.9kmAutonomous Energy is based in Frenchs Forest, NSW.
100 PowerLink23.0km100 PowerLink is based in Thornleigh, NSW.
LMG Energy23.2kmLMG Energy is based in Frenchs Forest, NSW.
Garside Power and Solar23.2kmGarside Power and Solar is based in Forestville, NSW.
Solarpro23.2kmSolarpro is based in Allambie Heights, NSW.
Solartherm23.3kmSolartherm is based in Allambie Heights, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Brooklyn

Sunlight Hours in Brooklyn

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 21 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Brooklyn

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 33.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Brooklyn, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Brooklyn, TAS, which is about 958.9 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.