Are Solar Panels Worth It In Earlville?

Earlville is located in Queensland about 1388.5 km north west of Brisbane and 773.5 km south east of Galloways Hill. Earlville has a latitude of 17.0 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Earlville

Rebate for Earlville 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 Earlville 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 Earlville
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 8.7 km from Earlville.

Earlville, QLD is in the 4870 postcode area which has around 7729 solar installations under 10 kW and about 8807 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 23690 households in the 4870 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.48 kW) for about every 3.1 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Earlville.

Solar Installers near toEarlville
NameDistanceDetails
Greencell Energy Solar Panels and Solar Power Cairns1.7kmGreencell Energy Solar Panels and Solar Power Cairns is based in Woree, QLD.
Hush Energy - Solar Power Cairns2.4kmHush Energy - Solar Power Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.
NQ Solar2.7kmNQ Solar is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Ferrero Electrical & Solar2.8kmFerrero Electrical & Solar is based in Mount Sheridan, QLD.
Galactic Solar Solutions2.8kmGalactic Solar Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.
Infinity Power North Queensland2.8kmInfinity Power North Queensland is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Solar Power Cairns3.0kmSolar Power Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Solahart Cairns3.1kmSolahart Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Eco Care Solar3.5kmEco Care Solar is based in Bungalow, QLD.
G-Solar & Electrical3.7kmG-Solar & Electrical is based in Portsmith, QLD.
Total Solar Management3.7kmTotal Solar Management is based in Portsmith, QLD.
SuperGreen Solutions3.7kmSuperGreen Solutions is based in West End, QLD.
East Coast Energy Solutions3.8kmEast Coast Energy Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.
Sunny Gold Solar3.8kmSunny Gold Solar is based in Manoora, QLD.
Alto Solar4.1kmAlto Solar is based in Portsmith, QLD.
Red Dog Power Company4.1kmRed Dog Power Company is based in Redlynch, QLD.
Station Power Solutions4.2kmStation Power Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.
Solarcore4.5kmSolarcore is based in Manunda, QLD.
Solar Systems Cairns4.9kmSolar Systems Cairns is based in Parramatta Park, QLD.
Replenishable Energy - Cairns Solar Installations5.0kmReplenishable Energy - Cairns Solar Installations is based in Portsmith, QLD.
Cairns Value Solar5.3kmCairns Value Solar is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Solar Power Cairns by Hielscher Electrical5.5kmSolar Power Cairns by Hielscher Electrical is based in Edmonton, QLD.
Solar Dimension Cairns5.6kmSolar Dimension Cairns is based in Edmonton, QLD.
Sunlife Energy5.7kmSunlife Energy is based in Coopers Plains, QLD.
CairnsSolarPanels.com.au5.7kmCairnsSolarPanels.com.au is based in Cairns North, QLD.
2EZ Electrical5.8km2EZ Electrical is based in Bentley Park, QLD.
Sunny Solar Cairns5.8kmSunny Solar Cairns is based in Edmonton, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Earlville

Sunlight Hours in Earlville

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 8 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Earlville

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 17.0° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Earlville, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Earlston, VIC, which is about 2177.9 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.