Are Solar Panels Worth It In Pages Creek?

Pages Creek is located in New South Wales about 239.9 km north of Sydney and 326.6 km south of Lyra. Pages Creek has a latitude of 31.7 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Pages Creek, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Pages Creek

Rebate for Pages Creek 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 Pages Creek by month. The maximum is 7.00 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.51 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Pages Creek
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan25.197.00
Feb21.676.02
Mar18.415.11
Apr14.784.11
May11.153.10
Jun9.032.51
Jul10.242.84
Aug13.653.79
Sep17.684.91
Oct21.155.87
Nov23.096.41
Dec24.956.93

Figures from the weather station at Scone, which is approximately 47.6 km from Pages Creek.

Pages Creek, NSW is in the 2337 postcode area which has around 767 solar installations under 10 kW and about 910 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 3272 households in the 2337 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.93 kW) for about every 4.3 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Pages Creek.

Solar Installers near toPages Creek
NameDistanceDetails
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth66.7kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth is based in Duri, NSW.
Eco Energy & Solar Solutions68.8kmEco Energy & Solar Solutions is based in Nemingha, NSW.
Thompson Tim & Dale Electrical71.0kmThompson Tim & Dale Electrical is based in Hillvue, NSW.
WYNERGY74.2kmWYNERGY is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Tamworth Satellite & Electrical Services74.2kmTamworth Satellite & Electrical Services is based in Tamworth, NSW.
NS Energy - Solahart Tamworth74.3kmNS Energy - Solahart Tamworth is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Max Fox Electrical - Inland Solar74.4kmMax Fox Electrical - Inland Solar is based in Taminda, NSW.
Tamworth Solar Security Lighting75.0kmTamworth Solar Security Lighting is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Siteguard78.2kmSiteguard is based in Westdale, NSW.
Aeromagnetics91.8kmAeromagnetics is based in Jerrys Plains, NSW.
MJJs Solar - Casey Drive92.5kmMJJs Solar - Casey Drive is based in Singleton, NSW.
MJJs Solar93.6kmMJJs Solar is based in Singleton, NSW.
HV SOLAR94.4kmHV SOLAR is based in Mitchells Flat, NSW.
Solar Run Singleton95.1kmSolar Run Singleton is based in Singleton, NSW.
Hunter Valley Electrics101.4kmHunter Valley Electrics is based in Lower Belford, NSW.
KMF Electrical & Solar109.1kmKMF Electrical & Solar is based in Wingham, NSW.
Falk Solar109.9kmFalk Solar is based in Clarence Town, NSW.
The Solar Experts110.7kmThe Solar Experts is based in Ellenborough, NSW.
Go Solar Power115.1kmGo Solar Power is based in Helensvale, QLD.
Sun2u - Solar Power Systems Newcastle115.2kmSun2u - Solar Power Systems Newcastle is based in Rutherford, NSW.
Adams electrical and solar p/l115.5kmAdams electrical and solar p/l is based in Oakhampton Heights, NSW.
STS Services118.5kmSTS Services is based in Maitland, NSW.
Mackie Electric & Refrigeration118.5kmMackie Electric & Refrigeration is based in Taree, NSW.
Coastline Solar Connections119.2kmCoastline Solar Connections is based in Taree, NSW.
Empowered Offgrid119.5kmEmpowered Offgrid is based in Morpeth, NSW.
Solar Service Centre119.5kmSolar Service Centre is based in Morpeth, NSW.
Eastern Solar Design119.6kmEastern Solar Design is based in Taree, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Pages Creek

Sunlight Hours in Pages Creek

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 12 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Pages Creek

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 31.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Pages Creek, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Page, ACT, which is about 440.6 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.