Are Solar Panels Worth It In Rossville?

Rossville is located in Queensland about 1534.1 km north west of Brisbane and 627.1 km south east of Galloways Hill. Rossville has a latitude of 15.7 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Rossville

Rebate for Rossville 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 Rossville by month. The maximum is 6.40 kWh/M2 in November. The minimum is 4.23 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Rossville
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan20.585.72
Feb20.485.69
Mar19.415.39
Apr18.415.11
May16.494.58
Jun15.234.23
Jul16.334.54
Aug18.785.22
Sep21.365.93
Oct22.916.36
Nov23.056.40
Dec23.046.40

Figures from the weather station at Cairns Aerodrome, which is approximately 140.6 km from Rossville.

Rossville, QLD is in the 4895 postcode area which has around 380 solar installations under 10 kW and about 439 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 2385 households in the 4895 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.51 kW) for about every 6.3 dwellings.

Here are 19 solar installers in or near toRossville. There are also a few further away.

Solar Installers near toRossville
NameDistanceDetails
BH Electrics95.7kmBH Electrics is based in Port Douglas, QLD.
Unlocked Air and Energy130.1kmUnlocked Air and Energy is based in Kewarra Beach, QLD.
Mr. Liam Dunne & Son's Plumbing Power131.6kmMr. Liam Dunne & Son's Plumbing Power is based in Trinity Park, QLD.
Australian Sustainable Energy Pty140.3kmAustralian Sustainable Energy Pty is based in Stratford, QLD.
All Energy Queensland140.6kmAll Energy Queensland is based in Stratford, QLD.
Greenfield Energy143.0kmGreenfield Energy is based in Cairns North, QLD.
Station Power Solutions144.7kmStation Power Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.
Sunny Gold Solar145.0kmSunny Gold Solar is based in Manoora, QLD.
Solarcore145.2kmSolarcore is based in Manunda, QLD.
Solar Systems Cairns145.5kmSolar Systems Cairns is based in Parramatta Park, QLD.
CairnsSolarPanels.com.au145.7kmCairnsSolarPanels.com.au is based in Cairns North, QLD.
Outback Solar & Outdoors145.9kmOutback Solar & Outdoors is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Cairns Value Solar146.4kmCairns Value Solar is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Sunlife Energy147.2kmSunlife Energy is based in Coopers Plains, QLD.
Red Dog Power Company147.4kmRed Dog Power Company is based in Redlynch, QLD.
Eco Care Solar147.4kmEco Care Solar is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Solahart Cairns147.4kmSolahart Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Replenishable Energy - Cairns Solar Installations147.5kmReplenishable Energy - Cairns Solar Installations is based in Portsmith, QLD.
East Coast Energy Solutions147.6kmEast Coast Energy Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Rossville

Sunlight Hours in Rossville

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 3 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Rossville

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 15.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Rossville, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Rossvale, QLD, which is about 1480.0 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.