Are Solar Panels Worth It In Daintree?

Daintree is located in Queensland about 1478.1 km north west of Brisbane and 683.9 km south east of Galloways Hill. Daintree has a latitude of 16.2 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Daintree, QLD

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Daintree

Rebate for Daintree 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 Daintree by month. The maximum is 6.40 kWh/M2 in November. The minimum is 4.23 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Daintree
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan20.585.72
Feb20.485.69
Mar19.415.39
Apr18.415.11
May16.494.58
Jun15.234.23
Jul16.334.54
Aug18.785.22
Sep21.365.93
Oct22.916.36
Nov23.056.40
Dec23.046.40

Figures from the weather station at Cairns Aerodrome, which is approximately 83.1 km from Daintree.

Daintree, QLD is in the 4873 postcode area which has around 1145 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1273 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 3109 households in the 4873 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.38 kW) for about every 2.7 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Daintree.

Solar Installers near toDaintree
NameDistanceDetails
BH Electrics35.7kmBH Electrics is based in Port Douglas, QLD.
Unlocked Air and Energy71.9kmUnlocked Air and Energy is based in Kewarra Beach, QLD.
Mr. Liam Dunne & Son's Plumbing Power73.9kmMr. Liam Dunne & Son's Plumbing Power is based in Trinity Park, QLD.
Australian Sustainable Energy Pty82.6kmAustralian Sustainable Energy Pty is based in Stratford, QLD.
All Energy Queensland82.9kmAll Energy Queensland is based in Stratford, QLD.
Outback Solar & Outdoors84.5kmOutback Solar & Outdoors is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Greenfield Energy85.5kmGreenfield Energy is based in Cairns North, QLD.
Station Power Solutions86.8kmStation Power Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.
Sunny Gold Solar87.0kmSunny Gold Solar is based in Manoora, QLD.
Solarcore87.3kmSolarcore is based in Manunda, QLD.
Solar Systems Cairns87.8kmSolar Systems Cairns is based in Parramatta Park, QLD.
CairnsSolarPanels.com.au88.2kmCairnsSolarPanels.com.au is based in Cairns North, QLD.
Red Dog Power Company88.3kmRed Dog Power Company is based in Redlynch, QLD.
Cairns Value Solar88.9kmCairns Value Solar is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Eco Care Solar89.5kmEco Care Solar is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Solahart Cairns89.5kmSolahart Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Hush Energy - Solar Power Cairns89.6kmHush Energy - Solar Power Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.
NQ Solar89.7kmNQ Solar is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Solar Power Cairns89.7kmSolar Power Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.
East Coast Energy Solutions89.8kmEast Coast Energy Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.
Sunlife Energy89.8kmSunlife Energy is based in Coopers Plains, QLD.
Infinity Power North Queensland89.8kmInfinity Power North Queensland is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Replenishable Energy - Cairns Solar Installations90.0kmReplenishable Energy - Cairns Solar Installations is based in Portsmith, QLD.
Alto Solar90.1kmAlto Solar is based in Portsmith, QLD.
Tableland Solar90.2kmTableland Solar is based in Mareeba, QLD.
G-Solar & Electrical90.4kmG-Solar & Electrical is based in Portsmith, QLD.
Total Solar Management90.4kmTotal Solar Management is based in Portsmith, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Daintree

Sunlight Hours in Daintree

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 5 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Daintree

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 16.2° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Daintree, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Dahlen, VIC, which is about 2289.5 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.