Are Solar Panels Worth It In Cherry Tree Hill?

Cherry Tree Hill is located in New South Wales about 303.8 km south west of Brisbane and 114.6 km south west of Lyra. Cherry Tree Hill has a latitude of 29.5 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Cherry Tree Hill, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Cherry Tree Hill

Rebate for Cherry Tree Hill 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 Cherry Tree Hill by month. The maximum is 7.12 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 3.00 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Cherry Tree Hill
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan25.647.12
Feb22.796.33
Mar20.095.58
Apr16.244.51
May12.783.55
Jun10.793.00
Jul11.783.27
Aug15.124.20
Sep18.985.27
Oct22.236.18
Nov24.066.68
Dec25.487.08

Figures from the weather station at Inverell, which is approximately 27.9 km from Cherry Tree Hill.

Cherry Tree Hill, NSW is in the 2360 postcode area which has around 2073 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2247 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 5859 households in the 2360 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.48 kW) for about every 2.8 dwellings.

Here are 19 solar installers in or near toCherry Tree Hill. There are also a few further away.

Solar Installers near toCherry Tree Hill
NameDistanceDetails
Gwydir Water Services21.3kmGwydir Water Services is based in Delungra, NSW.
Sapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell28.7kmSapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell is based in Inverell, NSW.
Run On Sun Australia62.5kmRun On Sun Australia is based in Emmaville, NSW.
YellowDot Energy111.7kmYellowDot Energy is based in Moree, NSW.
Greenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney112.0kmGreenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney is based in Moree, NSW.
Plan A Electrical113.3kmPlan A Electrical is based in Moree, NSW.
Meralli Solar132.3kmMeralli Solar is based in Uralla, NSW.
Solar Blessing134.2kmSolar Blessing is based in Stanthorpe, QLD.
All About Solar137.5kmAll About Solar is based in Pillar Valley, NSW.
Gathered Energy138.3kmGathered Energy is based in Applethorpe, QLD.
Traffic Lights Australia146.0kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
AppSolar146.1kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Siteguard172.1kmSiteguard is based in Westdale, NSW.
Tamworth Solar Security Lighting172.7kmTamworth Solar Security Lighting is based in Tamworth, NSW.
WYNERGY173.0kmWYNERGY is based in Tamworth, NSW.
NS Energy - Solahart Tamworth173.5kmNS Energy - Solahart Tamworth is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Tamworth Satellite & Electrical Services173.7kmTamworth Satellite & Electrical Services is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Max Fox Electrical - Inland Solar174.0kmMax Fox Electrical - Inland Solar is based in Taminda, NSW.
Warwick Solar Panels175.2kmWarwick Solar Panels is based in Warwick, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Cherry Tree Hill

Sunlight Hours in Cherry Tree Hill

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 1 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Cherry Tree Hill

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 29.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Cherry Tree Hill, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Cherry Gully, QLD, which is about 163.0 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.