Are Solar Panels Worth It In Red Hill?

Red Hill is located in New South Wales about 374.7 km north of Sydney and 225.1 km south west of Lyra. Red Hill has a latitude of 30.5 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Red Hill, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Red Hill

Rebate for Red Hill 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 Red Hill by month. The maximum is 7.26 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.79 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Red Hill
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.137.26
Feb23.256.46
Mar20.045.57
Apr15.954.43
May12.223.39
Jun10.062.79
Jul11.083.08
Aug14.363.99
Sep18.495.14
Oct22.116.14
Nov24.216.73
Dec26.157.26

Figures from the weather station at Tamworth Airport, which is approximately 65.2 km from Red Hill.

Red Hill, NSW is in the 2347 postcode area which has around 272 solar installations under 10 kW and about 297 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 1008 households in the 2347 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.33 kW) for about every 3.7 dwellings.

Here are 19 solar installers near to or in Red Hill.

Solar Installers near toRed Hill
NameDistanceDetails
Siteguard64.6kmSiteguard is based in Westdale, NSW.
Tamworth Solar Security Lighting67.8kmTamworth Solar Security Lighting is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Max Fox Electrical - Inland Solar68.4kmMax Fox Electrical - Inland Solar is based in Taminda, NSW.
NS Energy - Solahart Tamworth68.5kmNS Energy - Solahart Tamworth is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Tamworth Satellite & Electrical Services68.6kmTamworth Satellite & Electrical Services is based in Tamworth, NSW.
WYNERGY68.7kmWYNERGY is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Thompson Tim & Dale Electrical71.7kmThompson Tim & Dale Electrical is based in Hillvue, NSW.
Eco Energy & Solar Solutions74.6kmEco Energy & Solar Solutions is based in Nemingha, NSW.
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth78.2kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth is based in Duri, NSW.
AppSolar82.1kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia84.0kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Meralli Solar86.3kmMeralli Solar is based in Uralla, NSW.
Sapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell98.5kmSapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell is based in Inverell, NSW.
Gwydir Water Services100.3kmGwydir Water Services is based in Delungra, NSW.
YellowDot Energy139.3kmYellowDot Energy is based in Moree, NSW.
Greenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney140.4kmGreenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney is based in Moree, NSW.
Plan A Electrical141.2kmPlan A Electrical is based in Moree, NSW.
Go Solar Power143.5kmGo Solar Power is based in Helensvale, QLD.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System155.3kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Red Hill

Sunlight Hours in Red Hill

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 6 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Red Hill

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 30.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Red Hill, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Red Hill, WA, which is about 3274.1 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.