Are Solar Panels Worth It In East Albury?

East Albury is located in New South Wales about 214.6 km south west of Canberra and 928.6 km south west of Lyra. East Albury has a latitude of 36.1 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in East Albury, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for East Albury

Rebate for East Albury 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 East Albury by month. The maximum is 7.55 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.01 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in East Albury
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.177.55
Feb23.626.56
Mar19.485.41
Apr13.803.83
May9.582.66
Jun7.252.01
Jul7.962.21
Aug11.053.07
Sep15.544.32
Oct20.785.77
Nov24.226.73
Dec26.957.49

Figures from the weather station at Rutherglen, which is approximately 37.9 km from East Albury.

East Albury, NSW is in the 2640 postcode area which has around 4911 solar installations under 10 kW and about 5398 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 19060 households in the 2640 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.31 kW) for about every 3.9 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in East Albury.

Solar Installers near toEast Albury
NameDistanceDetails
Green Switch Australia0.8kmGreen Switch Australia is based in Albury, NSW.
Bison Energy Australia1.3kmBison Energy Australia is based in Albury, NSW.
Specialized Solar & Electrical Albury1.7kmSpecialized Solar & Electrical Albury is based in Albury, NSW.
Moore Solar Suppliers1.8kmMoore Solar Suppliers is based in Albury, NSW.
Phelps Solar Group1.9kmPhelps Solar Group is based in Albury, NSW.
McSpark Electrical1.9kmMcSpark Electrical is based in Albury, NSW.
KDEC Electrical & Solar2.0kmKDEC Electrical & Solar is based in East Albury, NSW.
Next Generation Energy3.7kmNext Generation Energy is based in Lavington, NSW.
Glossy Aussie Solar4.9kmGlossy Aussie Solar is based in Lavington, NSW.
Greenhouse Solar & Electrical5.3kmGreenhouse Solar & Electrical is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Solar Integrity5.4kmSolar Integrity is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Abacus Energy6.0kmAbacus Energy is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Clarky's Electrical & Airconditioning6.2kmClarky's Electrical & Airconditioning is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Impressed Solar Solutions6.2kmImpressed Solar Solutions is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Heart and Solar Electrical6.2kmHeart and Solar Electrical is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Sunrise Power Solutions6.5kmSunrise Power Solutions is based in Wodonga, VIC.
North East Heating, Cooling & Solar7.3kmNorth East Heating, Cooling & Solar is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Kobi Energy Solutions9.1kmKobi Energy Solutions is based in West Wodonga, VIC.
Sunflower Solar9.1kmSunflower Solar is based in West Wodonga, VIC.
XIRASOL9.1kmXIRASOL is based in West Wodonga, VIC.
Valcomm Electrical37.0kmValcomm Electrical is based in Beechworth, VIC.
Rodney Wilson Electrical48.9kmRodney Wilson Electrical is based in Corowa, NSW.
Spot On A/C Electrical & Solar51.6kmSpot On A/C Electrical & Solar is based in Eskdale, VIC.
Hines Electrix56.1kmHines Electrix is based in Myrtleford, VIC.
Crawford Electrical & Solar56.5kmCrawford Electrical & Solar is based in Tarrawingee, VIC.
Adam Cartwright Electrical56.9kmAdam Cartwright Electrical is based in Myrtleford, VIC.
Kennedy Electrical and Solar58.4kmKennedy Electrical and Solar is based in North Wangaratta, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to East Albury

Sunlight Hours in East Albury

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 35 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in East Albury

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 36.1° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after East Albury, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Earlwood, NSW, which is about 451.1 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.