Are Solar Panels Worth It In Duns Creek?

Duns Creek is located in New South Wales about 146.6 km north of Sydney and 406.4 km south west of Esk. Duns Creek has a latitude of 32.6 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Duns Creek

Rebate for Duns 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 Duns Creek by month. The maximum is 6.58 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.48 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Duns Creek
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.516.53
Feb20.995.83
Mar17.804.95
Apr14.013.89
May10.562.93
Jun8.932.48
Jul10.102.80
Aug13.623.78
Sep17.184.77
Oct20.185.61
Nov22.076.13
Dec23.676.58

Figures from the weather station at Williamtown RAAF, which is approximately 27.0 km from Duns Creek.

Duns Creek, NSW is in the 2321 postcode area which has around 2274 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2607 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 6603 households in the 2321 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.99 kW) for about every 2.9 dwellings.

Here are 26 solar installers near to or in Duns Creek.

Solar Installers near toDuns Creek
NameDistanceDetails
Falk Solar13.1kmFalk Solar is based in Clarence Town, NSW.
Solar Service Centre13.6kmSolar Service Centre is based in Morpeth, NSW.
Empowered Offgrid13.7kmEmpowered Offgrid is based in Morpeth, NSW.
Adams electrical and solar p/l15.0kmAdams electrical and solar p/l is based in Oakhampton Heights, NSW.
STS Services17.1kmSTS Services is based in Maitland, NSW.
Sun2u - Solar Power Systems Newcastle18.3kmSun2u - Solar Power Systems Newcastle is based in Rutherford, NSW.
Elite Power Group - Solar & Battery Storage20.1kmElite Power Group - Solar & Battery Storage is based in Thornton, NSW.
One Power Solar20.5kmOne Power Solar is based in Burleigh Heads, QLD.
GoSolar Newcastle21.8kmGoSolar Newcastle is based in Beresfield, NSW.
TRADEPRO SOLAR21.9kmTRADEPRO SOLAR is based in Heatherbrae, NSW.
Spot On Solar International22.7kmSpot On Solar International is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Earthconnect22.9kmEarthconnect is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Solahart Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Port Stephens & Lake Macquarie22.9kmSolahart Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Port Stephens & Lake Macquarie is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Aztech Solar22.9kmAztech Solar is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Commercial Solar23.2kmCommercial Solar is based in Beresfield, NSW.
electraline nsw23.6kmelectraline nsw is based in Medowie, NSW.
Sinclair Renewable Energy26.2kmSinclair Renewable Energy is based in Medowie, NSW.
Pivotrom28.5kmPivotrom is based in Kurri Kurri, NSW.
Diffuse Energy28.9kmDiffuse Energy is based in Williamtown, NSW.
Hunter Valley Electrics29.7kmHunter Valley Electrics is based in Lower Belford, NSW.
Delta Electrical & Solar31.2kmDelta Electrical & Solar is based in Mayfield West, NSW.
Always Energy Newcastle31.4kmAlways Energy Newcastle is based in Mayfield West, NSW.
Aussie Wide Solar31.9kmAussie Wide Solar is based in Warabrook, NSW.
Solar Renewables31.9kmSolar Renewables is based in Mayfield West, NSW.
True Electrical & Solar32.4kmTrue Electrical & Solar is based in Mayfield, NSW.
iinergy32.6kmiinergy is based in Cameron Park, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Duns Creek

Sunlight Hours in Duns Creek

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 16 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Duns Creek

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.6° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Duns Creek, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Dunrobin, VIC, which is about 1080.3 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.