Are Solar Panels Worth It In Clear Creek?

Clear Creek is located in New South Wales about 152.7 km north west of Sydney and 541.9 km south west of Lyra. Clear Creek has a latitude of 33.3 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Clear Creek, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Clear Creek

Rebate for Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek by month. The maximum is 7.35 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.38 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Clear Creek
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.197.28
Feb22.916.36
Mar19.255.35
Apr14.714.09
May10.803.00
Jun8.562.38
Jul9.402.61
Aug12.593.50
Sep17.004.72
Oct21.385.94
Nov23.876.63
Dec26.467.35

Figures from the weather station at Orange, which is approximately 56.5 km from Clear Creek.

Clear Creek, NSW is in the 2795 postcode area which has around 4749 solar installations under 10 kW and about 5258 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 18766 households in the 2795 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.68 kW) for about every 4.0 dwellings.

Here are 24 solar installers near to or in Clear Creek.

Solar Installers near toClear Creek
NameDistanceDetails
Large Solar Installs11.8kmLarge Solar Installs is based in Kelso, NSW.
Platinum Solar Bathurst12.4kmPlatinum Solar Bathurst is based in Kelso, NSW.
Solarcomm32.6kmSolarcomm is based in Ben Bullen, NSW.
powerdepot44.9kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
Dynamic Solar49.0kmDynamic Solar is based in Lucknow, NSW.
Hybrid Power Systems53.6kmHybrid Power Systems is based in Orange, NSW.
Solar ~ Central West Co.54.7kmSolar ~ Central West Co. is based in Orange, NSW.
Kenjarhy Solar54.8kmKenjarhy Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Efficient Air & Energy54.8kmEfficient Air & Energy is based in Orange, NSW.
Central West Solar55.1kmCentral West Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Unilec Solar & Electrical55.8kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
Lung Fish58.7kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical65.0kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions65.4kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
BlackLab Solar68.9kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Blue Mountains Solar70.8kmBlue Mountains Solar is based in Katoomba, NSW.
Energywise Living71.3kmEnergywise Living is based in Katoomba, NSW.
Swivel Solar72.2kmSwivel Solar is based in Leura, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions80.8kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Ecotronics80.8kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical81.1kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee81.2kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee81.8kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Valen82.2kmValen is based in Lake Cargelligo, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Clear Creek

Sunlight Hours in Clear Creek

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 20 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Clear Creek

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 33.3° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Clear Creek, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Clayton South, VIC, which is about 657.2 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.