Are Solar Panels Worth It In St Johns?

St Johns is located in South Australia about 69.7 km north east of Adelaide and 1346.9 km south west of Oman Ama. St Johns has a latitude of 34.4 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in St Johns, SA

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for St Johns

Rebate for St Johns 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 Johns by month. The maximum is 7.63 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.21 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in St Johns
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.457.63
Feb24.126.70
Mar19.415.39
Apr13.843.84
May9.692.69
Jun7.952.21
Jul8.652.40
Aug11.573.21
Sep15.724.37
Oct20.645.73
Nov24.576.82
Dec26.597.39

Figures from the weather station at Nuriootpa Pirsa, which is approximately 12.4 km from St Johns.

St Johns, SA is in the 5373 postcode area which has around 815 solar installations under 10 kW and about 858 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 1656 households in the 5373 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.88 kW) for about every 2.0 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toSt Johns
NameDistanceDetails
Ezy Power Australia16.3kmEzy Power Australia is based in Tanunda, SA.
BGD Electrical & Solar29.3kmBGD Electrical & Solar is based in Gawler Belt, SA.
Worx Electrical And Solar30.1kmWorx Electrical And Solar is based in Willaston, SA.
Best Solar & Batteries - South Australia30.6kmBest Solar & Batteries - South Australia is based in Gawler, SA.
Best Solar & Batteries30.6kmBest Solar & Batteries is based in Gawler, SA.
Solaress Electrical & Solar Systems31.0kmSolaress Electrical & Solar Systems is based in Gawler, SA.
JPC Electrical & Solar31.2kmJPC Electrical & Solar is based in Gawler Belt, SA.
Town & Country Solar32.3kmTown & Country Solar is based in Gawler South, SA.
Energyplex32.6kmEnergyplex is based in Gawler West, SA.
The SOLAR CLUB ☀️38.5kmThe SOLAR CLUB ☀️ is based in Munno Para Downs, SA.
JBM SOLAR39.1kmJBM SOLAR is based in Munno Para, SA.
Switch Energy39.9kmSwitch Energy is based in One Tree Hill, SA.
Bestel Systems40.2kmBestel Systems is based in Blakeview, SA.
Rite Price Solar42.8kmRite Price Solar is based in Munno Para, SA.
Clean Green Energy Solutions46.1kmClean Green Energy Solutions is based in Elizabeth, SA.
Smart Energy Solutions Adelaide49.0kmSmart Energy Solutions Adelaide is based in Elizabeth Vale, SA.
Solar Beat49.0kmSolar Beat is based in Elizabeth Vale, SA.
Fluid Solar Thermal49.0kmFluid Solar Thermal is based in Elizabeth Vale, SA.
Track Energy49.6kmTrack Energy is based in Upper Hermitage, SA.
URBAN SOLAR LIFE50.6kmURBAN SOLAR LIFE is based in Salisbury Heights, SA.
Sunny Energy Australia50.9kmSunny Energy Australia is based in Buckland Park, SA.
Battery Solar Solutions51.1kmBattery Solar Solutions is based in Golden Grove, SA.
SunBoost51.3kmSunBoost is based in Salisbury Plain, SA.
Mane Service Group53.4kmMane Service Group is based in Salisbury South, SA.
Sun Renew Solar.53.6kmSun Renew Solar. is based in Salisbury South, SA.
Mannix Air Conditioning & Solar54.1kmMannix Air Conditioning & Solar is based in Lonsdale, SA.
JC Energy54.9kmJC Energy is based in Para Hills, SA.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to St Johns

Sunlight Hours in St Johns

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 26 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in St Johns

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 34.4° 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 Johns, is to look at if solar power is worth it in St James, VIC, which is about 664.3 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.