Are Solar Panels Worth It In East Ballina?

East Ballina is located in New South Wales about 163.9 km south of Brisbane and 11.4 km east of Uralba. East Ballina has a latitude of 28.9 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for East Ballina

Rebate for East Ballina 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 Ballina by month. The maximum is 6.55 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.98 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in East Ballina
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.486.52
Feb20.715.75
Mar17.934.98
Apr15.294.25
May12.293.41
Jun10.742.98
Jul12.073.35
Aug15.314.25
Sep18.795.22
Oct21.015.84
Nov22.956.37
Dec23.576.55

Figures from the weather station at Alstonville, which is approximately 12.8 km from East Ballina.

East Ballina, NSW is in the 2478 postcode area which has around 6182 solar installations under 10 kW and about 6507 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 14383 households in the 2478 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.05 kW) for about every 2.3 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toEast Ballina
NameDistanceDetails
Ocean Air Electrical3.3kmOcean Air Electrical is based in Skennars Head, NSW.
Solar-Rite3.4kmSolar-Rite is based in Ballina, NSW.
REMOTE OFFGRID ENERGY & Get Current Electrical4.2kmREMOTE OFFGRID ENERGY & Get Current Electrical is based in Lennox Head, NSW.
Premium Solar Solutions6.1kmPremium Solar Solutions is based in Cumbalum, NSW.
Stralis Energy7.2kmStralis Energy is based in West Ballina, NSW.
Key Energy Group15.8kmKey Energy Group is based in Broken Head, NSW.
Heinz Solar and Electrical18.6kmHeinz Solar and Electrical is based in Suffolk Park, NSW.
Sanctuary Solar18.8kmSanctuary Solar is based in Suffolk Park, NSW.
MTS Solar22.5kmMTS Solar is based in Ewingsdale, NSW.
Coastwide Solar NSW23.1kmCoastwide Solar NSW is based in Goonellabah, NSW.
888 Solar Tek23.3km888 Solar Tek is based in Federal, NSW.
Freedom Energy Solutions23.3kmFreedom Energy Solutions is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Mclean Energy Solutions24.1kmMclean Energy Solutions is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
NGSS- Solar Panels Byron Bay24.2kmNGSS- Solar Panels Byron Bay is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Light Touch Solar & Electrical24.5kmLight Touch Solar & Electrical is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
First Sun Solar25.9kmFirst Sun Solar is based in Federal, NSW.
Prime Energy Group26.4kmPrime Energy Group is based in Ewingsdale, NSW.
ProSolar Australia26.9kmProSolar Australia is based in Bexhill, NSW.
Solahart Far North Coast29.7kmSolahart Far North Coast is based in East Lismore, NSW.
Nickel Energy30.5kmNickel Energy is based in Lismore, NSW.
sun energy experts30.6kmsun energy experts is based in Lismore, NSW.
Northern Rivers Solar & Electrical30.9kmNorthern Rivers Solar & Electrical is based in South Lismore, NSW.
24 Hour Solar Power31.9km24 Hour Solar Power is based in Lismore, NSW.
East Point Power33.9kmEast Point Power is based in Mullumbimby, NSW.
Sun Connect Solar34.5kmSun Connect Solar is based in Mullumbimby, NSW.
The Solar Shop36.0kmThe Solar Shop is based in South Grafton, NSW.
Juno Energy38.0kmJuno Energy is based in Byron Bay, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to East Ballina

Sunlight Hours in East Ballina

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 58 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in East Ballina

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 28.9° 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 Ballina, is to look at if solar power is worth it in East Ballidu, WA, which is about 3533.8 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.