Are Solar Panels Worth It In Norwood?

Norwood is located in Tasmania about 159.0 km north of Hobart and 1466.9 km south of Lyra. Norwood has a latitude of 41.5 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Norwood

Rebate for Norwood 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 Norwood 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 Norwood
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 2.0 km from Norwood.

Norwood, TAS is in the 7250 postcode area which has around 3489 solar installations under 10 kW and about 3652 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 19764 households in the 7250 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.12 kW) for about every 5.7 dwellings.

Here are 23 solar installers near to or in Norwood.

Solar Installers near toNorwood
NameDistanceDetails
Sundland Energy2.2kmSundland Energy is based in Newstead, TAS.
Euro Solar2.4kmEuro Solar is based in Waverley, TAS.
Power Partners3.1kmPower Partners is based in Launceston, TAS.
Mode Electrical3.1kmMode Electrical is based in St Leonards, TAS.
Jessups Solar Squad3.2kmJessups Solar Squad is based in Launceston, TAS.
Tas Heating & Cooling3.3kmTas Heating & Cooling is based in Prospect, TAS.
PowerGen Electrical3.3kmPowerGen Electrical is based in Launceston, TAS.
Sunface Solar3.3kmSunface Solar is based in Hobart, TAS.
EB Solar3.4kmEB Solar is based in Launceston, TAS.
Bright Source - Solar Panel Installers Tasmania3.4kmBright Source - Solar Panel Installers Tasmania is based in Launceston, TAS.
Tones Electrical3.5kmTones Electrical is based in Launceston, TAS.
NGSS- Solar Panels Tasmania4.6kmNGSS- Solar Panels Tasmania is based in Invermay, TAS.
Solahart Northern Tasmania4.8kmSolahart Northern Tasmania is based in Invermay, TAS.
Energy Street5.0kmEnergy Street is based in Invermay, TAS.
Launceston Electrical Solutions5.1kmLaunceston Electrical Solutions is based in Invermay, TAS.
HEG : Home Efficiency Group6.0kmHEG : Home Efficiency Group is based in Invermay, TAS.
SunSmart Energy8.2kmSunSmart Energy is based in Newnham, TAS.
Camplin Electrical15.1kmCamplin Electrical is based in Legana, TAS.
Next Phase Electrical18.7kmNext Phase Electrical is based in Bridgenorth, TAS.
Eversun Solar23.2kmEversun Solar is based in Bridgenorth, TAS.
Tranex Solar43.9kmTranex Solar is based in Deloraine, TAS.
Caravan Solar48.4kmCaravan Solar is based in Elizabeth Town, TAS.
THE SOLARHOME PROJECT55.2kmTHE SOLARHOME PROJECT is based in Greens Beach, TAS.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Norwood

Sunlight Hours in Norwood

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 15 hours 9 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Norwood

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 41.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Norwood, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Norwood, SA, which is about 1040.6 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.