Are Solar Panels Worth It In Pages River?

Pages River is located in New South Wales about 234.9 km north of Sydney and 344.5 km south of Lyra. Pages River has a latitude of 31.8 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Pages River

Rebate for Pages River 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 River 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 River
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 33.4 km from Pages River.

Pages River, NSW is in the 2338 postcode area which has around 223 solar installations under 10 kW and about 244 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 755 households in the 2338 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.50 kW) for about every 3.4 dwellings.

Here are 23 solar installers near to or in Pages River.

Solar Installers near toPages River
NameDistanceDetails
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth63.3kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth is based in Duri, NSW.
Thompson Tim & Dale Electrical74.1kmThompson Tim & Dale Electrical is based in Hillvue, NSW.
Eco Energy & Solar Solutions75.8kmEco Energy & Solar Solutions is based in Nemingha, NSW.
Max Fox Electrical - Inland Solar77.1kmMax Fox Electrical - Inland Solar is based in Taminda, NSW.
Tamworth Satellite & Electrical Services77.6kmTamworth Satellite & Electrical Services is based in Tamworth, NSW.
NS Energy - Solahart Tamworth77.8kmNS Energy - Solahart Tamworth is based in Tamworth, NSW.
WYNERGY78.5kmWYNERGY is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Tamworth Solar Security Lighting78.5kmTamworth Solar Security Lighting is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Siteguard78.8kmSiteguard is based in Westdale, NSW.
Aeromagnetics79.4kmAeromagnetics is based in Jerrys Plains, NSW.
MJJs Solar91.0kmMJJs Solar is based in Singleton, NSW.
MJJs Solar - Casey Drive92.0kmMJJs Solar - Casey Drive is based in Singleton, NSW.
Solar Run Singleton93.7kmSolar Run Singleton is based in Singleton, NSW.
HV SOLAR98.6kmHV SOLAR is based in Mitchells Flat, NSW.
Hunter Valley Electrics105.8kmHunter Valley Electrics is based in Lower Belford, NSW.
Solar Connections118.0kmSolar Connections is based in Springwood, NSW.
Solar Bargains118.3kmSolar Bargains is based in Broke, NSW.
Sun2u - Solar Power Systems Newcastle123.7kmSun2u - Solar Power Systems Newcastle is based in Rutherford, NSW.
Adams electrical and solar p/l125.3kmAdams electrical and solar p/l is based in Oakhampton Heights, NSW.
STS Services128.1kmSTS Services is based in Maitland, NSW.
Falk Solar128.3kmFalk Solar is based in Clarence Town, NSW.
Pivotrom130.8kmPivotrom is based in Kurri Kurri, NSW.
Empowered Offgrid131.1kmEmpowered Offgrid is based in Morpeth, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Pages River

Sunlight Hours in Pages River

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 River

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 31.8° 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 River, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Pages Flat, SA, which is about 1199.8 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.