Are Solar Panels Worth It In St Helena?

St Helena is located in New South Wales about 143.0 km south of Brisbane and 11.9 km south of Brunswick Heads. St Helena has a latitude of 28.7 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for St Helena

Rebate for St Helena 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 Helena by month. The maximum is 6.55 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.98 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in St Helena
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.486.52
Feb20.715.75
Mar17.934.98
Apr15.294.25
May12.293.41
Jun10.742.98
Jul12.073.35
Aug15.314.25
Sep18.795.22
Oct21.015.84
Nov22.956.37
Dec23.576.55

Figures from the weather station at Alstonville, which is approximately 23.7 km from St Helena.

St Helena, NSW is in the 2479 postcode area which has around 1068 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1218 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 2122 households in the 2479 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.39 kW) for about every 2.0 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in St Helena.

Solar Installers near toSt Helena
NameDistanceDetails
MTS Solar1.0kmMTS Solar is based in Ewingsdale, NSW.
Freedom Energy Solutions2.9kmFreedom Energy Solutions is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Mclean Energy Solutions3.0kmMclean Energy Solutions is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
NGSS- Solar Panels Byron Bay3.3kmNGSS- Solar Panels Byron Bay is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Light Touch Solar & Electrical3.5kmLight Touch Solar & Electrical is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Sanctuary Solar4.7kmSanctuary Solar is based in Suffolk Park, NSW.
Prime Energy Group4.8kmPrime Energy Group is based in Ewingsdale, NSW.
Heinz Solar and Electrical5.1kmHeinz Solar and Electrical is based in Suffolk Park, NSW.
Key Energy Group6.4kmKey Energy Group is based in Broken Head, NSW.
888 Solar Tek9.5km888 Solar Tek is based in Federal, NSW.
First Sun Solar10.6kmFirst Sun Solar is based in Federal, NSW.
East Point Power12.6kmEast Point Power is based in Mullumbimby, NSW.
Sun Connect Solar13.5kmSun Connect Solar is based in Mullumbimby, NSW.
REMOTE OFFGRID ENERGY & Get Current Electrical17.3kmREMOTE OFFGRID ENERGY & Get Current Electrical is based in Lennox Head, NSW.
Premium Solar Solutions18.3kmPremium Solar Solutions is based in Cumbalum, NSW.
Ocean Air Electrical18.9kmOcean Air Electrical is based in Skennars Head, NSW.
Solar-Rite20.6kmSolar-Rite is based in Ballina, NSW.
Evolved Well Solar and Electrical- Byron Bay22.9kmEvolved Well Solar and Electrical- Byron Bay is based in Upper Wilsons Creek, NSW.
Stralis Energy23.4kmStralis Energy is based in West Ballina, NSW.
ProSolar Australia24.4kmProSolar Australia is based in Bexhill, NSW.
Coastwide Solar NSW26.8kmCoastwide Solar NSW is based in Goonellabah, NSW.
Juno Energy30.9kmJuno Energy is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Nickel Energy32.2kmNickel Energy is based in Lismore, NSW.
Solahart Far North Coast32.3kmSolahart Far North Coast is based in East Lismore, NSW.
sun energy experts32.4kmsun energy experts is based in Lismore, NSW.
Northern Rivers Solar & Electrical32.6kmNorthern Rivers Solar & Electrical is based in South Lismore, NSW.
Rainbow Power Company33.6kmRainbow Power Company is based in Nimbin, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to St Helena

Sunlight Hours in St Helena

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 57 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in St Helena

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 28.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after St Helena, is to look at if solar power is worth it in St Helena, VIC, which is about 1272.3 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.