Are Solar Panels Worth It In Long Beach?

Long Beach is located in New South Wales about 109.7 km east of Canberra and 773.1 km south west of Esk. Long Beach has a latitude of 35.7 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Long Beach, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Long Beach

Rebate for Long Beach 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 Long Beach by month. The maximum is 6.15 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.28 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Long Beach
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan21.636.01
Feb18.745.20
Mar15.994.44
Apr12.973.60
May10.032.79
Jun8.202.28
Jul9.452.63
Aug12.593.50
Sep16.294.52
Oct19.485.41
Nov20.515.70
Dec22.156.15

Figures from the weather station at Nowra, which is approximately 87.3 km from Long Beach.

Long Beach, NSW is in the 2536 postcode area which has around 2722 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2851 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 10783 households in the 2536 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.29 kW) for about every 4.0 dwellings.

Here are 25 solar installers near to or in Long Beach.

Solar Installers near toLong Beach
NameDistanceDetails
Hybrid energy concepts1.5kmHybrid energy concepts is based in Woonona, NSW.
Simmark Batemans Bay5.8kmSimmark Batemans Bay is based in Batemans Bay, NSW.
Off Grid Solutions Australia10.5kmOff Grid Solutions Australia is based in Nelligen, NSW.
SOLAR EQUIPPED11.1kmSOLAR EQUIPPED is based in Malua Bay, NSW.
Solarstore14.0kmSolarstore is based in Mogo, NSW.
South Coast Energy18.1kmSouth Coast Energy is based in Bimbimbie, NSW.
SunnyAfternoons Solar23.1kmSunnyAfternoons Solar is based in Bawley Point, NSW.
Conjola Electrical & Solar23.9kmConjola Electrical & Solar is based in Ulladulla, NSW.
All Solar & Electrix26.5kmAll Solar & Electrix is based in Moruya Heads, NSW.
Bunya Solar28.4kmBunya Solar is based in Moruya, NSW.
coast power electrical35.9kmcoast power electrical is based in Bingie, NSW.
Pigeon House Power40.1kmPigeon House Power is based in Ulladulla, NSW.
Innovate Energy40.2kmInnovate Energy is based in Kings Point, NSW.
Southern Cross Solar Renewables42.3kmSouthern Cross Solar Renewables is based in Tuross Head, NSW.
Ulladulla Solar42.8kmUlladulla Solar is based in Ulladulla, NSW.
Montague Electrical & Solar54.2kmMontague Electrical & Solar is based in Dalmeny, NSW.
Montague Energy54.3kmMontague Energy is based in Dalmeny, NSW.
Narooma Electrics61.1kmNarooma Electrics is based in Narooma, NSW.
Autumn Solar Installations.71.0kmAutumn Solar Installations. is based in Wandandian, NSW.
Stand-Alone Solutions79.3kmStand-Alone Solutions is based in Wallaga Lake, NSW.
Everen82.9kmEveren is based in Huskisson, NSW.
Black Energy Solutions83.4kmBlack Energy Solutions is based in Cobargo, NSW.
David Borg Electrical & Solar84.6kmDavid Borg Electrical & Solar is based in Falls Creek, NSW.
Cj Solar86.6kmCj Solar is based in Tarago, NSW.
Pro1 Solar86.8kmPro1 Solar is based in Falls Creek, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Long Beach

Sunlight Hours in Long Beach

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 33 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Long Beach

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 35.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Long Beach, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Lonesome Creek, QLD, which is about 1195.8 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.