Are Solar Panels Worth It In Copeland?

Copeland is located in New South Wales about 216.6 km north of Sydney and 337.4 km south west of Esk. Copeland has a latitude of 32.0 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Copeland

Rebate for Copeland 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 Copeland by month. The maximum is 7.00 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.51 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Copeland
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan25.197.00
Feb21.676.02
Mar18.415.11
Apr14.784.11
May11.153.10
Jun9.032.51
Jul10.242.84
Aug13.653.79
Sep17.684.91
Oct21.155.87
Nov23.096.41
Dec24.956.93

Figures from the weather station at Scone, which is approximately 86.7 km from Copeland.

Copeland, NSW is in the 2422 postcode area which has around 976 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1059 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 2688 households in the 2422 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.12 kW) for about every 2.8 dwellings.

Here are 22 solar installers near to or in Copeland.

Solar Installers near toCopeland
NameDistanceDetails
KMF Electrical & Solar50.7kmKMF Electrical & Solar is based in Wingham, NSW.
Mackie Electric & Refrigeration58.1kmMackie Electric & Refrigeration is based in Taree, NSW.
Eastern Solar Design58.6kmEastern Solar Design is based in Taree, NSW.
Coastline Solar Connections58.8kmCoastline Solar Connections is based in Taree, NSW.
Wilsons Solar & Electrical59.7kmWilsons Solar & Electrical is based in Taree, NSW.
Rheem Solar Specialist Cundletown60.2kmRheem Solar Specialist Cundletown is based in Taree, NSW.
DRC Solar & Electrical63.4kmDRC Solar & Electrical is based in Tallwoods Village, NSW.
Falk Solar64.3kmFalk Solar is based in Clarence Town, NSW.
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Forster Taree Port Macquarie65.5kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Forster Taree Port Macquarie is based in Diamond Beach, NSW.
Forster Solar and Lighting68.0kmForster Solar and Lighting is based in Forster, NSW.
The Solar Experts72.3kmThe Solar Experts is based in Ellenborough, NSW.
Apex Solar & Electrical76.9kmApex Solar & Electrical is based in Hannam Vale, NSW.
Holiday Coast Solar80.0kmHoliday Coast Solar is based in Moorland, NSW.
HV SOLAR80.2kmHV SOLAR is based in Mitchells Flat, NSW.
electraline nsw81.2kmelectraline nsw is based in Medowie, NSW.
Sinclair Renewable Energy82.9kmSinclair Renewable Energy is based in Medowie, NSW.
Solar Service Centre83.5kmSolar Service Centre is based in Morpeth, NSW.
Empowered Offgrid83.7kmEmpowered Offgrid is based in Morpeth, NSW.
Hunter Valley Electrics83.9kmHunter Valley Electrics is based in Lower Belford, NSW.
Adams electrical and solar p/l84.0kmAdams electrical and solar p/l is based in Oakhampton Heights, NSW.
Sun2u - Solar Power Systems Newcastle86.0kmSun2u - Solar Power Systems Newcastle is based in Rutherford, NSW.
STS Services86.6kmSTS Services is based in Maitland, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Copeland

Sunlight Hours in Copeland

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 13 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Copeland

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.0° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Copeland, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Cope Cope, VIC, which is about 954.8 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.