Are Solar Panels Worth It In Lilydale?

Lilydale is located in Tasmania about 181.7 km north of Hobart and 1443.9 km south of Lyra. Lilydale has a latitude of 41.2 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Lilydale, TAS

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Lilydale 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. Lilydale is in Climate Zone 4 which has a rating of 1.185.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Lilydale during 2024 would give you 82 ST Certificates worth $3271.80 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Lilydale will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Lilydale

Rebate for Lilydale Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW24$957.60
4 kW33$1316.70
5 kW41$1635.90
6 kW49$1955.10
6.6 kW54$2154.60
10 kW82$3271.80
12 kW99$3950.10
15 kW124$4947.60

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Lilydale by month. The maximum is 7.08 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 1.46 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Lilydale
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan25.136.98
Feb21.065.85
Mar16.144.48
Apr10.452.90
May6.961.93
Jun5.261.46
Jul5.931.65
Aug8.772.44
Sep12.923.59
Oct18.285.08
Nov22.346.21
Dec25.497.08

Figures from the weather station at Launceston, which is approximately 22.9 km from Lilydale.

Lilydale, TAS is in the 7268 postcode area which has around 126 solar installations under 10 kW and about 129 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 430 households in the 7268 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.94 kW) for about every 3.4 dwellings.

Here are 22 solar installers near to or in Lilydale.

Solar Installers near toLilydale
NameDistanceDetails
SunSmart Energy17.8kmSunSmart Energy is based in Newnham, TAS.
HEG : Home Efficiency Group19.4kmHEG : Home Efficiency Group is based in Invermay, TAS.
Camplin Electrical19.9kmCamplin Electrical is based in Legana, TAS.
Energy Street20.3kmEnergy Street is based in Invermay, TAS.
Solahart Northern Tasmania20.4kmSolahart Northern Tasmania is based in Invermay, TAS.
Launceston Electrical Solutions20.4kmLaunceston Electrical Solutions is based in Invermay, TAS.
NGSS- Solar Panels Tasmania20.8kmNGSS- Solar Panels Tasmania is based in Invermay, TAS.
Euro Solar20.9kmEuro Solar is based in Waverley, TAS.
Sundland Energy21.1kmSundland Energy is based in Newstead, TAS.
EB Solar21.9kmEB Solar is based in Launceston, TAS.
Bright Source - Solar Panel Installers Tasmania22.0kmBright Source - Solar Panel Installers Tasmania is based in Launceston, TAS.
Sunface Solar22.0kmSunface Solar is based in Hobart, TAS.
PowerGen Electrical22.0kmPowerGen Electrical is based in Launceston, TAS.
Jessups Solar Squad22.5kmJessups Solar Squad is based in Launceston, TAS.
Tones Electrical22.5kmTones Electrical is based in Launceston, TAS.
Mode Electrical22.7kmMode Electrical is based in St Leonards, TAS.
Power Partners22.7kmPower Partners is based in Launceston, TAS.
Eversun Solar24.6kmEversun Solar is based in Bridgenorth, TAS.
Next Phase Electrical24.8kmNext Phase Electrical is based in Bridgenorth, TAS.
Tas Heating & Cooling25.4kmTas Heating & Cooling is based in Prospect, TAS.
Tamar Solar Home44.2kmTamar Solar Home is based in Greens Beach, TAS.
THE SOLARHOME PROJECT44.2kmTHE SOLARHOME PROJECT is based in Greens Beach, TAS.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Lilydale

Sunlight Hours in Lilydale

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 15 hours 8 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Lilydale

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 41.2° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Lilydale, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Lilydale, QLD, which is about 1581.1 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.