Are Solar Panels Worth It In Gowrie?

Gowrie is located in the Australian Capital Territory about 11.6 km south of Canberra and 776.4 km south of Lyra. Gowrie has a latitude of 35.4 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Gowrie, ACT

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Gowrie

Rebate for Gowrie 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 Gowrie by month. The maximum is 7.22 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.21 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Gowrie
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan25.497.08
Feb22.046.12
Mar18.345.09
Apr13.743.82
May10.222.84
Jun7.962.21
Jul8.992.50
Aug12.303.42
Sep16.434.56
Oct20.775.77
Nov23.806.61
Dec25.997.22

Figures from the weather station at Canberra, which is approximately 12.5 km from Gowrie.

Gowrie, ACT is in the 2904 postcode area which has around 1416 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1520 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 5043 households in the 2904 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.04 kW) for about every 3.6 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Gowrie.

Solar Installers near toGowrie
NameDistanceDetails
Consolidated Energy Canberra5.6kmConsolidated Energy Canberra is based in Hume, ACT.
Innovate Energy - Canberra5.9kmInnovate Energy - Canberra is based in Hume, ACT.
Photonic Solar Solutions6.4kmPhotonic Solar Solutions is based in Kambah, ACT.
Enviro Friendly Products6.9kmEnviro Friendly Products is based in Phillip, ACT.
Hybrid Solar Power7.9kmHybrid Solar Power is based in Phillip, ACT.
Astra Solar8.0kmAstra Solar is based in Lyons, ACT.
Capital Solar PV8.6kmCapital Solar PV is based in Narrabundah, ACT.
Yello Energy Group - Best Solar Energy Solutions10.0kmYello Energy Group - Best Solar Energy Solutions is based in Symonston, ACT.
Reposit Power10.3kmReposit Power is based in Fyshwick, ACT.
Gnowee Solar - Solar Panels Canberra ACT10.4kmGnowee Solar - Solar Panels Canberra ACT is based in Manuka, ACT.
Exemplary Energy and Energy Partners11.0kmExemplary Energy and Energy Partners is based in Kingston, ACT.
Solahart Canberra11.3kmSolahart Canberra is based in Fyshwick, ACT.
Solargain Canberra11.4kmSolargain Canberra is based in Fyshwick, ACT.
Fased Solar11.4kmFased Solar is based in Fyshwick, ACT.
Select Electrical and Solar Solution11.5kmSelect Electrical and Solar Solution is based in Fyshwick, ACT.
Solar Procurement11.5kmSolar Procurement is based in Fyshwick, ACT.
Island Solar11.7kmIsland Solar is based in Queanbeyan, NSW.
GreenGrape Solar11.9kmGreenGrape Solar is based in Wright, ACT.
Solar Run Queanbeyan11.9kmSolar Run Queanbeyan is based in Karabar, NSW.
SunStak Energy Solutions12.1kmSunStak Energy Solutions is based in Coombs, ACT.
Stored Solar12.3kmStored Solar is based in Beard, ACT.
Max Energy Solar12.5kmMax Energy Solar is based in Crestwood, NSW.
Renew Power13.2kmRenew Power is based in Pialligo, ACT.
Capital Green Energy13.3kmCapital Green Energy is based in Mitchell, ACT.
G Star Energy13.6kmG Star Energy is based in , ACT.
Malwa Electrical and Solar13.6kmMalwa Electrical and Solar is based in Pialligo, ACT.
Greenultimate - Solar System Installers Canberra13.7kmGreenultimate - Solar System Installers Canberra is based in , ACT.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Gowrie

Sunlight Hours in Gowrie

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 32 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Gowrie

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 35.4° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Gowrie, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Gowrie, QLD, which is about 914.2 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.