Are Solar Panels Worth It In Mulgrave Island?

Mulgrave Island is located in Queensland about 1263.3 km east of Darwin and 80.6 km north west of Galloways Hill. Mulgrave Island has a latitude of 10.1 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Mulgrave Island

Rebate for Mulgrave 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 Mulgrave 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 Mulgrave 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 280.4 km from Mulgrave Island.

Mulgrave 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 toMulgrave Island. There are also a few further away.

Solar Installers near toMulgrave Island
NameDistanceDetails
BH Electrics800.0kmBH Electrics is based in Port Douglas, QLD.
Unlocked Air and Energy836.1kmUnlocked Air and Energy is based in Kewarra Beach, QLD.
Mr. Liam Dunne & Son's Plumbing Power837.8kmMr. Liam Dunne & Son's Plumbing Power is based in Trinity Park, QLD.
Outback Solar & Outdoors844.4kmOutback Solar & Outdoors is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Australian Sustainable Energy Pty846.6kmAustralian Sustainable Energy Pty is based in Stratford, QLD.
All Energy Queensland846.9kmAll Energy Queensland is based in Stratford, QLD.
Greenfield Energy849.4kmGreenfield Energy is based in Cairns North, QLD.
Tableland Solar849.8kmTableland Solar is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Station Power Solutions850.9kmStation Power Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.
Sunny Gold Solar851.1kmSunny Gold Solar is based in Manoora, QLD.
Solarcore851.4kmSolarcore is based in Manunda, QLD.
Solar Systems Cairns851.8kmSolar Systems Cairns is based in Parramatta Park, QLD.
Winters Electrical Group851.9kmWinters Electrical Group is based in Mareeba, QLD.
CairnsSolarPanels.com.au852.1kmCairnsSolarPanels.com.au is based in Cairns North, QLD.
Red Dog Power Company852.6kmRed Dog Power Company is based in Redlynch, QLD.
Cairns Value Solar852.8kmCairns Value Solar is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Eco Care Solar853.6kmEco Care Solar is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Solahart Cairns853.6kmSolahart Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Sunlife Energy853.7kmSunlife Energy is based in Coopers Plains, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Mulgrave Island

Sunlight Hours in Mulgrave 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 Mulgrave Island

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 10.1° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Mulgrave Island, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Mulgrave, VIC, which is about 3107.3 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.