Are Solar Panels Worth It In Cook?

Cook is located in the Australian Capital Territory about 6.8 km north west of Canberra and 762.0 km south of Lyra. Cook has a latitude of 35.3 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Cook, ACT

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Cook

Rebate for Cook 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 Cook by month. The maximum is 7.22 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.21 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Cook
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan25.497.08
Feb22.046.12
Mar18.345.09
Apr13.743.82
May10.222.84
Jun7.962.21
Jul8.992.50
Aug12.303.42
Sep16.434.56
Oct20.775.77
Nov23.806.61
Dec25.997.22

Figures from the weather station at Canberra, which is approximately 5.6 km from Cook.

Cook, ACT is in the 2614 postcode area which has around 1819 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1947 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 7503 households in the 2614 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.26 kW) for about every 4.1 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Cook.

Solar Installers near toCook
NameDistanceDetails
Leaf Electrical2.0kmLeaf Electrical is based in Bruce, ACT.
IMS ENERGY2.2kmIMS ENERGY is based in Belconnen, ACT.
4D ENERGY2.3km4D ENERGY is based in Belconnen, ACT.
Capital Solar Group4.2kmCapital Solar Group is based in Canberra, ACT.
Cheap Solar Inverters5.3kmCheap Solar Inverters is based in O Connor, ACT.
Soly5.7kmSoly is based in Lyneham, ACT.
Econnect Solar | Canberra6.0kmEconnect Solar | Canberra is based in Canberra, ACT.
Kentbruck Green Power Hub6.0kmKentbruck Green Power Hub is based in Canberra, ACT.
Intelligent Energy Solutions6.1kmIntelligent Energy Solutions is based in Canberra, ACT.
Polygon Energy6.1kmPolygon Energy is based in Canberra, ACT.
Ads Solar Canberra Office6.1kmAds Solar Canberra Office is based in Canberra, ACT.
ActewAGL Solar6.4kmActewAGL Solar is based in Canberra, ACT.
SunBuilt Solar - Canberra6.5kmSunBuilt Solar - Canberra is based in Dickson, ACT.
Capital Green Energy6.7kmCapital Green Energy is based in Mitchell, ACT.
ACT SOLAR POWER6.7kmACT SOLAR POWER is based in Charnwood, ACT.
SunStak Energy Solutions7.0kmSunStak Energy Solutions is based in Coombs, ACT.
GreenGrape Solar7.8kmGreenGrape Solar is based in Wright, ACT.
solarforever canberra8.1kmsolarforever canberra is based in Mitchell, ACT.
Capital Solar Energy8.2kmCapital Solar Energy is based in Mitchell, ACT.
Aussie Solar Ark8.3kmAussie Solar Ark is based in Mitchell, ACT.
Solar4life - Solar Panels Canberra8.3kmSolar4life - Solar Panels Canberra is based in Mitchell, ACT.
Act Solar Power8.3kmAct Solar Power is based in Mitchell, ACT.
Canberra Solar Shine8.3kmCanberra Solar Shine is based in Mitchell, ACT.
Sunace8.4kmSunace is based in Mitchell, ACT.
VTara Solar8.6kmVTara Solar is based in Mitchell, ACT.
Symmetry Solar8.6kmSymmetry Solar is based in Mitchell, ACT.
EPC Solar8.6kmEPC Solar is based in Mitchell, ACT.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Cook

Sunlight Hours in Cook

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 31 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Cook

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 35.3° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Cook, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Coojar, VIC, which is about 700.2 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.