Are Solar Panels Worth It In Luskintyre?

Luskintyre is located in New South Wales about 135.8 km north of Sydney and 421.2 km south west of Esk. Luskintyre has a latitude of 32.7 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Luskintyre, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Luskintyre

Rebate for Luskintyre 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 Luskintyre by month. The maximum is 6.58 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.48 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Luskintyre
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.516.53
Feb20.995.83
Mar17.804.95
Apr14.013.89
May10.562.93
Jun8.932.48
Jul10.102.80
Aug13.623.78
Sep17.184.77
Oct20.185.61
Nov22.076.13
Dec23.676.58

Figures from the weather station at Williamtown RAAF, which is approximately 41.1 km from Luskintyre.

Luskintyre, NSW is in the 2321 postcode area which has around 2274 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2607 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 6603 households in the 2321 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.99 kW) for about every 2.9 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Luskintyre.

Solar Installers near toLuskintyre
NameDistanceDetails
Hunter Valley Electrics9.6kmHunter Valley Electrics is based in Lower Belford, NSW.
Sun2u - Solar Power Systems Newcastle10.0kmSun2u - Solar Power Systems Newcastle is based in Rutherford, NSW.
Adams electrical and solar p/l13.1kmAdams electrical and solar p/l is based in Oakhampton Heights, NSW.
STS Services15.1kmSTS Services is based in Maitland, NSW.
HV SOLAR16.1kmHV SOLAR is based in Mitchells Flat, NSW.
Pivotrom17.2kmPivotrom is based in Kurri Kurri, NSW.
Empowered Offgrid20.5kmEmpowered Offgrid is based in Morpeth, NSW.
Solar Service Centre20.9kmSolar Service Centre is based in Morpeth, NSW.
Elite Power Group - Solar & Battery Storage23.6kmElite Power Group - Solar & Battery Storage is based in Thornton, NSW.
One Power Solar24.0kmOne Power Solar is based in Burleigh Heads, QLD.
GoSolar Newcastle24.7kmGoSolar Newcastle is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Solahart Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Port Stephens & Lake Macquarie24.9kmSolahart Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Port Stephens & Lake Macquarie is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Spot On Solar International25.4kmSpot On Solar International is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Aztech Solar25.9kmAztech Solar is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Commercial Solar25.9kmCommercial Solar is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Earthconnect25.9kmEarthconnect is based in Beresfield, NSW.
MJJs Solar - Casey Drive26.2kmMJJs Solar - Casey Drive is based in Singleton, NSW.
Solar Run Singleton26.5kmSolar Run Singleton is based in Singleton, NSW.
MJJs Solar29.8kmMJJs Solar is based in Singleton, NSW.
iinergy30.7kmiinergy is based in Cameron Park, NSW.
TRADEPRO SOLAR31.7kmTRADEPRO SOLAR is based in Heatherbrae, NSW.
LuvSolar Solar Power Systems Hunter Valley32.2kmLuvSolar Solar Power Systems Hunter Valley is based in Brunkerville, NSW.
Falk Solar35.4kmFalk Solar is based in Clarence Town, NSW.
Always Energy Newcastle35.6kmAlways Energy Newcastle is based in Mayfield West, NSW.
Cherry Electrical and Solar P/L35.7kmCherry Electrical and Solar P/L is based in Argenton, NSW.
Aussie Wide Solar36.8kmAussie Wide Solar is based in Warabrook, NSW.
Jemena36.9kmJemena is based in Cardiff, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Luskintyre

Sunlight Hours in Luskintyre

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 17 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Luskintyre

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Luskintyre, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Luscombe, QLD, which is about 568.0 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.