Are Solar Panels Worth It In Penrice?

Penrice is located in South Australia about 64.0 km north east of Adelaide and 1344.5 km south west of Oman Ama. Penrice has a latitude of 34.5 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Penrice, SA

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Penrice

Rebate for Penrice 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 Penrice by month. The maximum is 7.63 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.21 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Penrice
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.457.63
Feb24.126.70
Mar19.415.39
Apr13.843.84
May9.692.69
Jun7.952.21
Jul8.652.40
Aug11.573.21
Sep15.724.37
Oct20.645.73
Nov24.576.82
Dec26.597.39

Figures from the weather station at Nuriootpa Pirsa, which is approximately 4.2 km from Penrice.

Penrice, SA is in the 5353 postcode area which has around 878 solar installations under 10 kW and about 962 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 2089 households in the 5353 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.17 kW) for about every 2.4 dwellings.

Here are 22 solar installers near to or in Penrice.

Solar Installers near toPenrice
NameDistanceDetails
Ezy Power Australia8.7kmEzy Power Australia is based in Tanunda, SA.
BGD Electrical & Solar29.4kmBGD Electrical & Solar is based in Gawler Belt, SA.
Worx Electrical And Solar29.8kmWorx Electrical And Solar is based in Willaston, SA.
Best Solar & Batteries30.0kmBest Solar & Batteries is based in Gawler, SA.
Best Solar & Batteries - South Australia30.0kmBest Solar & Batteries - South Australia is based in Gawler, SA.
Solaress Electrical & Solar Systems30.1kmSolaress Electrical & Solar Systems is based in Gawler, SA.
Town & Country Solar31.1kmTown & Country Solar is based in Gawler South, SA.
Energyplex31.5kmEnergyplex is based in Gawler West, SA.
JPC Electrical & Solar31.9kmJPC Electrical & Solar is based in Gawler Belt, SA.
Switch Energy32.7kmSwitch Energy is based in One Tree Hill, SA.
JBM SOLAR37.0kmJBM SOLAR is based in Munno Para, SA.
Bestel Systems37.6kmBestel Systems is based in Blakeview, SA.
The SOLAR CLUB ☀️37.8kmThe SOLAR CLUB ☀️ is based in Munno Para Downs, SA.
Rite Price Solar40.1kmRite Price Solar is based in Munno Para, SA.
Track Energy42.5kmTrack Energy is based in Upper Hermitage, SA.
Clean Green Energy Solutions43.0kmClean Green Energy Solutions is based in Elizabeth, SA.
Fluid Solar Thermal45.3kmFluid Solar Thermal is based in Elizabeth Vale, SA.
Solar Beat45.3kmSolar Beat is based in Elizabeth Vale, SA.
Smart Energy Solutions Adelaide45.3kmSmart Energy Solutions Adelaide is based in Elizabeth Vale, SA.
Battery Solar Solutions45.6kmBattery Solar Solutions is based in Golden Grove, SA.
URBAN SOLAR LIFE46.3kmURBAN SOLAR LIFE is based in Salisbury Heights, SA.
SunBoost47.5kmSunBoost is based in Salisbury Plain, SA.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Penrice

Sunlight Hours in Penrice

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 26 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Penrice

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 34.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Penrice, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Penong, SA, which is about 630.0 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.