Are Solar Panels Worth It In Brooklyn?

Brooklyn is located in Tasmania about 232.9 km north west of Hobart and 1464.6 km south west of Lyra. Brooklyn has a latitude of 41.1 degrees South.

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

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 4 which has a rating of 1.185.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Brooklyn during 2024 would give you 82 ST Certificates worth $3271.80 (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 kW24$957.60
4 kW33$1316.70
5 kW41$1635.90
6 kW49$1955.10
6.6 kW54$2154.60
10 kW82$3271.80
12 kW99$3950.10
15 kW124$4947.60

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Brooklyn by month. The maximum is 6.75 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 1.43 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Brooklyn
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.186.72
Feb20.325.64
Mar15.124.20
Apr10.072.80
May6.571.82
Jun5.141.43
Jul5.581.55
Aug8.502.36
Sep12.723.53
Oct18.105.03
Nov21.636.01
Dec24.286.75

Figures from the weather station at Elliott, which is approximately 11.4 km from Brooklyn.

Brooklyn, TAS is in the 7320 postcode area which has around 810 solar installations under 10 kW and about 853 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 8059 households in the 7320 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.22 kW) for about every 9.9 dwellings.

Here are 17 solar installers near to or in Brooklyn.

Solar Installers near toBrooklyn
NameDistanceDetails
DES Electrical Contractors37.1kmDES Electrical Contractors is based in Devonport, TAS.
Nelson South Electrical Contractor39.9kmNelson South Electrical Contractor is based in Wilmot, TAS.
DMS Energy40.5kmDMS Energy is based in Spreyton, TAS.
Genr8 Electrical45.7kmGenr8 Electrical is based in Latrobe, TAS.
Tamar Solar Home69.6kmTamar Solar Home is based in Greens Beach, TAS.
THE SOLARHOME PROJECT69.6kmTHE SOLARHOME PROJECT is based in Greens Beach, TAS.
Caravan Solar71.3kmCaravan Solar is based in Elizabeth Town, TAS.
Tranex Solar80.0kmTranex Solar is based in Deloraine, TAS.
Eversun Solar91.7kmEversun Solar is based in Bridgenorth, TAS.
Next Phase Electrical95.5kmNext Phase Electrical is based in Bridgenorth, TAS.
Camplin Electrical100.0kmCamplin Electrical is based in Legana, TAS.
bp Truckstop102.0kmbp Truckstop is based in Bell Bay, TAS.
SunSmart Energy107.8kmSunSmart Energy is based in Newnham, TAS.
HEG : Home Efficiency Group109.2kmHEG : Home Efficiency Group is based in Invermay, TAS.
Launceston Electrical Solutions109.5kmLaunceston Electrical Solutions is based in Invermay, TAS.
Energy Street109.8kmEnergy Street is based in Invermay, TAS.
Solahart Northern Tasmania109.9kmSolahart Northern Tasmania is based in Invermay, TAS.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Brooklyn

Sunlight Hours in Brooklyn

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 15 hours 6 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 41.1° 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 Brooklet, NSW, which is about 1536.1 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.