Are Solar Panels Worth It In Longreach?

Longreach is located in Queensland about 987.6 km north west of Brisbane and 814.9 km north west of Marshlands. Longreach has a latitude of 23.4 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Longreach, QLD

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Longreach 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. Longreach is in Climate Zone 2 which has a rating of 1.536.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Longreach during 2024 would give you 107 ST Certificates worth $4269.30 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

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

Solar Power Rebate for Longreach

Rebate for Longreach Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW32$1276.80
4 kW43$1715.70
5 kW53$2114.70
6 kW64$2553.60
6.6 kW70$2793.00
10 kW107$4269.30
12 kW129$5147.10
15 kW161$6423.90

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Longreach by month. The maximum is 6.91 kWh/M2 in November. The minimum is 4.18 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Longreach
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan22.776.32
Feb21.575.99
Mar21.005.83
Apr18.725.20
May16.384.55
Jun15.064.18
Jul16.364.55
Aug18.825.23
Sep22.086.13
Oct24.256.74
Nov24.896.91
Dec24.416.78

Figures from the weather station at Millaroo, which is approximately 489.8 km from Longreach.

Longreach, QLD is in the 4730 postcode area which has around 328 solar installations under 10 kW and about 406 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 1851 households in the 4730 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.96 kW) for about every 5.6 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toLongreach
NameDistanceDetails
Brayley Electrical396.7kmBrayley Electrical is based in Charleville, QLD.
Refelec Refrigeration Electrical Air Conditioning Solar ICT397.7kmRefelec Refrigeration Electrical Air Conditioning Solar ICT is based in Emerald, QLD.
Callide Power Station503.3kmCallide Power Station is based in Mount Murchison, QLD.
Bellingers Electrical Contracting - Solar Electrician Townsville517.7kmBellingers Electrical Contracting - Solar Electrician Townsville is based in Kelso, QLD.
Catalyst Power525.4kmCatalyst Power is based in Kirwan, QLD.
NextGen Renewables526.0kmNextGen Renewables is based in Fredericksfield, QLD.
Sureline Solar and Electrical529.3kmSureline Solar and Electrical is based in Alligator Creek, QLD.
Apollo Solar - Townsville531.1kmApollo Solar - Townsville is based in Garbutt, QLD.
Fusion Solar531.2kmFusion Solar is based in Mount Louisa, QLD.
Fusion Solar & Electrical531.3kmFusion Solar & Electrical is based in Mount Louisa, QLD.
True North Solar531.6kmTrue North Solar is based in Garbutt, QLD.
Solahart Townsville531.6kmSolahart Townsville is based in Garbutt, QLD.
Lonestar Power531.7kmLonestar Power is based in Bohle, QLD.
Townsville Solar531.7kmTownsville Solar is based in Currajong, QLD.
Barra Electrical and Solar Power532.2kmBarra Electrical and Solar Power is based in Garbutt, QLD.
Solar Dimension532.3kmSolar Dimension is based in Currajong, QLD.
Horan & Bird532.6kmHoran & Bird is based in Hermit Park, QLD.
Greentech Townsville532.9kmGreentech Townsville is based in Garbutt, QLD.
Central Solar Services533.0kmCentral Solar Services is based in Garbutt, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Longreach

Sunlight Hours in Longreach

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 34 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Longreach

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 23.4° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Longreach, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Longley, TAS, which is about 2188.6 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.