Are Solar Panels Worth It In Petford?

Petford is located in Queensland about 1398.6 km north west of Brisbane and 778.3 km south of Galloways Hill. Petford has a latitude of 17.3 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Petford, QLD

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Petford

Rebate for Petford 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 Petford by month. The maximum is 7.05 kWh/M2 in November. The minimum is 4.51 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Petford
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan21.836.06
Feb20.795.77
Mar20.555.71
Apr19.335.37
May17.254.79
Jun16.234.51
Jul17.284.80
Aug19.715.47
Sep22.976.38
Oct25.046.95
Nov25.397.05
Dec23.706.58

Figures from the weather station at Parada, which is approximately 39.6 km from Petford.

Petford, QLD is in the 4871 postcode area which has around 1224 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1437 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 5797 households in the 4871 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.45 kW) for about every 4.7 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Petford.

Solar Installers near toPetford
NameDistanceDetails
Planetary Power42.5kmPlanetary Power is based in Watsonville, QLD.
Piping Hot Solar49.6kmPiping Hot Solar is based in Kalunga, QLD.
Shorecan Electrical53.3kmShorecan Electrical is based in Kaban, QLD.
Winters Electrical Group55.5kmWinters Electrical Group is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Renewable Energy Consulting Australia58.2kmRenewable Energy Consulting Australia is based in Atherton, QLD.
Atherton Electrical58.4kmAtherton Electrical is based in Atherton, QLD.
Tableland Solar62.1kmTableland Solar is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Outback Solar & Outdoors64.8kmOutback Solar & Outdoors is based in Mareeba, QLD.
SolarWorks68.6kmSolarWorks is based in Upper Barron, QLD.
Mauriee Electrical86.5kmMauriee Electrical is based in Goldsborough, QLD.
Red Dog Power Company92.0kmRed Dog Power Company is based in Redlynch, QLD.
Solar Energy Solutions NQ92.7kmSolar Energy Solutions NQ is based in Edmonton, QLD.
Solar Energy Equipment93.2kmSolar Energy Equipment is based in Edmonton, QLD.
Top Gun Solar & Electrical93.3kmTop Gun Solar & Electrical is based in Gordonvale, QLD.
2EZ Electrical93.8km2EZ Electrical is based in Bentley Park, QLD.
Solar Dimension Cairns94.3kmSolar Dimension Cairns is based in Edmonton, QLD.
Sunny Solar Cairns94.4kmSunny Solar Cairns is based in Edmonton, QLD.
Galactic Solar Solutions94.8kmGalactic Solar Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.
Solar Power Cairns by Hielscher Electrical94.8kmSolar Power Cairns by Hielscher Electrical is based in Edmonton, QLD.
Ferrero Electrical & Solar95.3kmFerrero Electrical & Solar is based in Mount Sheridan, QLD.
Greencell Energy Solar Panels and Solar Power Cairns97.3kmGreencell Energy Solar Panels and Solar Power Cairns is based in Woree, QLD.
Hush Energy - Solar Power Cairns98.2kmHush Energy - Solar Power Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Sunny Gold Solar98.5kmSunny Gold Solar is based in Manoora, QLD.
NQ Solar98.6kmNQ Solar is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Infinity Power North Queensland98.7kmInfinity Power North Queensland is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Station Power Solutions98.8kmStation Power Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.
Solar Power Cairns98.9kmSolar Power Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Petford

Sunlight Hours in Petford

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 9 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Petford

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 17.3° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Petford, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Petersville, SA, which is about 2024.0 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.