Are Solar Panels Worth It In Iama Island?

Iama Island is located in Queensland about 1337.8 km east of Darwin and 105.6 km north of Galloways Hill. Iama Island has a latitude of 9.9 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Iama Island, QLD

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Iama Island

Rebate for Iama Island 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 Iama Island by month. The maximum is 6.99 kWh/M2 in October. The minimum is 4.96 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Iama Island
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan18.425.12
Feb18.065.02
Mar19.855.51
Apr21.145.87
May19.275.35
Jun17.874.96
Jul18.535.15
Aug20.935.81
Sep23.566.54
Oct25.156.99
Nov24.756.87
Dec21.666.02

Figures from the weather station at Weipa Eastern Avenue, which is approximately 318.3 km from Iama Island.

Iama Island, QLD is in the 4875 postcode area which has around 93 solar installations under 10 kW and about 136 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 2406 households in the 4875 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.82 kW) for about every 25.9 dwellings.

Here are 19 solar installers in or near toIama Island. There are also a few further away.

Solar Installers near toIama Island
NameDistanceDetails
BH Electrics793.2kmBH Electrics is based in Port Douglas, QLD.
Unlocked Air and Energy828.6kmUnlocked Air and Energy is based in Kewarra Beach, QLD.
Mr. Liam Dunne & Son's Plumbing Power830.1kmMr. Liam Dunne & Son's Plumbing Power is based in Trinity Park, QLD.
Australian Sustainable Energy Pty838.8kmAustralian Sustainable Energy Pty is based in Stratford, QLD.
All Energy Queensland839.1kmAll Energy Queensland is based in Stratford, QLD.
Outback Solar & Outdoors839.9kmOutback Solar & Outdoors is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Greenfield Energy841.6kmGreenfield Energy is based in Cairns North, QLD.
Station Power Solutions843.3kmStation Power Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.
Sunny Gold Solar843.5kmSunny Gold Solar is based in Manoora, QLD.
Solarcore843.7kmSolarcore is based in Manunda, QLD.
Solar Systems Cairns844.0kmSolar Systems Cairns is based in Parramatta Park, QLD.
CairnsSolarPanels.com.au844.3kmCairnsSolarPanels.com.au is based in Cairns North, QLD.
Cairns Value Solar845.0kmCairns Value Solar is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Tableland Solar845.5kmTableland Solar is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Red Dog Power Company845.6kmRed Dog Power Company is based in Redlynch, QLD.
Sunlife Energy845.8kmSunlife Energy is based in Coopers Plains, QLD.
Eco Care Solar845.9kmEco Care Solar is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Solahart Cairns846.0kmSolahart Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Replenishable Energy - Cairns Solar Installations846.1kmReplenishable Energy - Cairns Solar Installations is based in Portsmith, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Iama Island

Sunlight Hours in Iama Island

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 12 hours 42 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Iama Island

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 9.9° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Iama Island, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Iama, QLD, which is about 0.2 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.