Are Solar Panels Worth It In St Clair?

St Clair is located in New South Wales about 167.3 km north of Sydney and 397.7 km south of Lyra. St Clair has a latitude of 32.4 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in St Clair, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for St Clair

Rebate for St Clair 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 St Clair by month. The maximum is 7.00 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.51 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in St Clair
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan25.197.00
Feb21.676.02
Mar18.415.11
Apr14.784.11
May11.153.10
Jun9.032.51
Jul10.242.84
Aug13.653.79
Sep17.684.91
Oct21.155.87
Nov23.096.41
Dec24.956.93

Figures from the weather station at Scone, which is approximately 44.8 km from St Clair.

St Clair, NSW is in the 2330 postcode area which has around 2364 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2795 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 8229 households in the 2330 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.80 kW) for about every 3.5 dwellings.

Here are 26 solar installers near to or in St Clair.

Solar Installers near toSt Clair
NameDistanceDetails
MJJs Solar - Casey Drive20.7kmMJJs Solar - Casey Drive is based in Singleton, NSW.
HV SOLAR22.2kmHV SOLAR is based in Mitchells Flat, NSW.
MJJs Solar23.1kmMJJs Solar is based in Singleton, NSW.
Solar Run Singleton23.6kmSolar Run Singleton is based in Singleton, NSW.
Hunter Valley Electrics29.5kmHunter Valley Electrics is based in Lower Belford, NSW.
Aeromagnetics35.2kmAeromagnetics is based in Jerrys Plains, NSW.
Sun2u - Solar Power Systems Newcastle46.4kmSun2u - Solar Power Systems Newcastle is based in Rutherford, NSW.
Adams electrical and solar p/l48.2kmAdams electrical and solar p/l is based in Oakhampton Heights, NSW.
STS Services50.9kmSTS Services is based in Maitland, NSW.
Solar Bargains53.5kmSolar Bargains is based in Broke, NSW.
Pivotrom54.1kmPivotrom is based in Kurri Kurri, NSW.
Empowered Offgrid54.2kmEmpowered Offgrid is based in Morpeth, NSW.
Solar Service Centre54.5kmSolar Service Centre is based in Morpeth, NSW.
Falk Solar56.1kmFalk Solar is based in Clarence Town, NSW.
Elite Power Group - Solar & Battery Storage59.2kmElite Power Group - Solar & Battery Storage is based in Thornton, NSW.
One Power Solar59.6kmOne Power Solar is based in Burleigh Heads, QLD.
GoSolar Newcastle60.6kmGoSolar Newcastle is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Solahart Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Port Stephens & Lake Macquarie61.1kmSolahart Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Port Stephens & Lake Macquarie is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Spot On Solar International61.4kmSpot On Solar International is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Aztech Solar61.9kmAztech Solar is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Earthconnect61.9kmEarthconnect is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Commercial Solar62.0kmCommercial Solar is based in Beresfield, NSW.
TRADEPRO SOLAR65.7kmTRADEPRO SOLAR is based in Heatherbrae, NSW.
iinergy67.8kmiinergy is based in Cameron Park, NSW.
LuvSolar Solar Power Systems Hunter Valley68.8kmLuvSolar Solar Power Systems Hunter Valley is based in Brunkerville, NSW.
electraline nsw70.5kmelectraline nsw is based in Medowie, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to St Clair

Sunlight Hours in St Clair

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 15 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in St Clair

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.4° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after St Clair, is to look at if solar power is worth it in St Clair, VIC, which is about 856.0 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.