Are Solar Panels Worth It In Fairy Hill?

Fairy Hill is located in New South Wales about 147.3 km south of Brisbane and 39.4 km west of Rous Mill. Fairy Hill has a latitude of 28.8 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Fairy Hill, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Fairy Hill

Rebate for Fairy Hill 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 Fairy Hill 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 Fairy Hill
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 45.5 km from Fairy Hill.

Fairy Hill, NSW is in the 2470 postcode area which has around 2917 solar installations under 10 kW and about 3103 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 5906 households in the 2470 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.42 kW) for about every 2.0 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Fairy Hill.

Solar Installers near toFairy Hill
NameDistanceDetails
JDZ Solar and Electrical11.6kmJDZ Solar and Electrical is based in Casino, NSW.
The Solar Shop23.9kmThe Solar Shop is based in South Grafton, NSW.
24 Hour Solar Power26.3km24 Hour Solar Power is based in Lismore, NSW.
Northern Rivers Solar & Electrical27.4kmNorthern Rivers Solar & Electrical is based in South Lismore, NSW.
Juno Energy27.4kmJuno Energy is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
sun energy experts27.6kmsun energy experts is based in Lismore, NSW.
Nickel Energy27.8kmNickel Energy is based in Lismore, NSW.
Solahart Far North Coast28.5kmSolahart Far North Coast is based in East Lismore, NSW.
Rainbow Power Company31.4kmRainbow Power Company is based in Nimbin, NSW.
ProSolar Australia33.7kmProSolar Australia is based in Bexhill, NSW.
Coastwide Solar NSW35.1kmCoastwide Solar NSW is based in Goonellabah, NSW.
Sunbeam Solar Systems43.8kmSunbeam Solar Systems is based in Doon Doon, NSW.
First Sun Solar47.6kmFirst Sun Solar is based in Federal, NSW.
888 Solar Tek48.0km888 Solar Tek is based in Federal, NSW.
Evolved Well Solar and Electrical- Byron Bay48.5kmEvolved Well Solar and Electrical- Byron Bay is based in Upper Wilsons Creek, NSW.
Stralis Energy51.5kmStralis Energy is based in West Ballina, NSW.
Premium Solar Solutions52.8kmPremium Solar Solutions is based in Cumbalum, NSW.
Solar-Rite54.9kmSolar-Rite is based in Ballina, NSW.
Freedom Energy Solutions55.3kmFreedom Energy Solutions is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Sun Connect Solar56.0kmSun Connect Solar is based in Mullumbimby, NSW.
East Point Power57.4kmEast Point Power is based in Mullumbimby, NSW.
REMOTE OFFGRID ENERGY & Get Current Electrical57.6kmREMOTE OFFGRID ENERGY & Get Current Electrical is based in Lennox Head, NSW.
MTS Solar57.7kmMTS Solar is based in Ewingsdale, NSW.
Prime Energy Group57.8kmPrime Energy Group is based in Ewingsdale, NSW.
Key Energy Group59.1kmKey Energy Group is based in Broken Head, NSW.
Mclean Energy Solutions59.5kmMclean Energy Solutions is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Ocean Air Electrical59.5kmOcean Air Electrical is based in Skennars Head, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Fairy Hill

Sunlight Hours in Fairy Hill

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 Fairy Hill

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 28.8° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Fairy Hill, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Fairy Dell, VIC, which is about 1102.3 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.