Are Solar Panels Worth It In Spring Ridge?

Spring Ridge is located in New South Wales about 290.3 km north of Sydney and 323.9 km south west of Lyra. Spring Ridge has a latitude of 31.4 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Spring Ridge, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Spring Ridge

Rebate for Spring Ridge 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 Spring Ridge by month. The maximum is 7.27 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.80 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Spring Ridge
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.177.27
Feb23.246.46
Mar19.985.55
Apr15.884.41
May12.193.39
Jun10.072.80
Jul11.073.07
Aug14.323.98
Sep18.455.13
Oct22.096.14
Nov24.226.73
Dec26.167.27

Figures from the weather station at Tamworth, which is approximately 62.8 km from Spring Ridge.

Spring Ridge, NSW is in the 2343 postcode area which has around 556 solar installations under 10 kW and about 603 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 2293 households in the 2343 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.29 kW) for about every 4.1 dwellings.

Here are 16 solar installers near to or in Spring Ridge.

Solar Installers near toSpring Ridge
NameDistanceDetails
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth57.3kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth is based in Duri, NSW.
Siteguard67.0kmSiteguard is based in Westdale, NSW.
Thompson Tim & Dale Electrical69.4kmThompson Tim & Dale Electrical is based in Hillvue, NSW.
Max Fox Electrical - Inland Solar69.9kmMax Fox Electrical - Inland Solar is based in Taminda, NSW.
Tamworth Satellite & Electrical Services71.0kmTamworth Satellite & Electrical Services is based in Tamworth, NSW.
NS Energy - Solahart Tamworth71.3kmNS Energy - Solahart Tamworth is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Tamworth Solar Security Lighting71.5kmTamworth Solar Security Lighting is based in Tamworth, NSW.
WYNERGY72.8kmWYNERGY is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Eco Energy & Solar Solutions76.1kmEco Energy & Solar Solutions is based in Nemingha, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System98.0kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive111.8kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
AppSolar125.7kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia128.1kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Aeromagnetics137.7kmAeromagnetics is based in Jerrys Plains, NSW.
Meralli Solar145.3kmMeralli Solar is based in Uralla, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee148.8kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Spring Ridge

Sunlight Hours in Spring Ridge

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 10 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Spring Ridge

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 31.4° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Spring Ridge, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Spring Plains, NSW, which is about 173.6 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.