Are Solar Panels Worth It In Caerleon?

Caerleon is located in New South Wales about 210.7 km north west of Sydney and 471.7 km south west of Lyra. Caerleon has a latitude of 32.6 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Caerleon

Rebate for Caerleon 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 Caerleon by month. The maximum is 7.46 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.58 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Caerleon
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.827.45
Feb23.556.54
Mar19.935.54
Apr15.394.28
May11.573.21
Jun9.302.58
Jul10.232.84
Aug13.363.71
Sep17.744.93
Oct21.996.11
Nov24.516.81
Dec26.847.46

Figures from the weather station at Wellington, which is approximately 54.9 km from Caerleon.

Caerleon, NSW is in the 2850 postcode area which has around 2437 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2746 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 8509 households in the 2850 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.77 kW) for about every 3.5 dwellings.

Here are 23 solar installers near to or in Caerleon.

Solar Installers near toCaerleon
NameDistanceDetails
Arkana Energy Mudgee4.5kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Ecotronics4.6kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee5.8kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical6.0kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions6.5kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical46.5kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
BlackLab Solar46.9kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
powerdepot51.6kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions54.8kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)57.1kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Unilec Solar & Electrical86.6kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
Solar ~ Central West Co.88.1kmSolar ~ Central West Co. is based in Orange, NSW.
Lung Fish88.2kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.
Solarcomm88.3kmSolarcomm is based in Ben Bullen, NSW.
Efficient Air & Energy89.4kmEfficient Air & Energy is based in Orange, NSW.
Central West Solar90.1kmCentral West Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Kenjarhy Solar90.9kmKenjarhy Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Hybrid Power Systems90.9kmHybrid Power Systems is based in Orange, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas92.4kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Dynamic Solar92.7kmDynamic Solar is based in Lucknow, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar92.9kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy93.0kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Large Solar Installs93.7kmLarge Solar Installs is based in Kelso, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Caerleon

Sunlight Hours in Caerleon

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 16 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Caerleon

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.6° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Caerleon, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Cadoux, WA, which is about 3063.8 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.