Are Solar Panels Worth It In Suffolk Park?

Suffolk Park is located in New South Wales about 147.4 km south east of Brisbane and 11.3 km east of Possum Creek. Suffolk Park has a latitude of 28.7 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Suffolk Park, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Suffolk Park

Rebate for Suffolk Park 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 Suffolk Park 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 Suffolk Park
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 23.5 km from Suffolk Park.

Suffolk Park, NSW is in the 2481 postcode area which has around 2284 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2622 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 5423 households in the 2481 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.36 kW) for about every 2.4 dwellings.

Here are 22 solar installers near to or in Suffolk Park.

Solar Installers near toSuffolk Park
NameDistanceDetails
Heinz Solar and Electrical0.2kmHeinz Solar and Electrical is based in Suffolk Park, NSW.
Sanctuary Solar0.6kmSanctuary Solar is based in Suffolk Park, NSW.
Key Energy Group3.1kmKey Energy Group is based in Broken Head, NSW.
MTS Solar5.8kmMTS Solar is based in Ewingsdale, NSW.
NGSS- Solar Panels Byron Bay6.2kmNGSS- Solar Panels Byron Bay is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Mclean Energy Solutions6.3kmMclean Energy Solutions is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Light Touch Solar & Electrical6.5kmLight Touch Solar & Electrical is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Freedom Energy Solutions8.2kmFreedom Energy Solutions is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Prime Energy Group9.4kmPrime Energy Group is based in Ewingsdale, NSW.
888 Solar Tek13.8km888 Solar Tek is based in Federal, NSW.
REMOTE OFFGRID ENERGY & Get Current Electrical14.4kmREMOTE OFFGRID ENERGY & Get Current Electrical is based in Lennox Head, NSW.
First Sun Solar15.4kmFirst Sun Solar is based in Federal, NSW.
Ocean Air Electrical15.6kmOcean Air Electrical is based in Skennars Head, NSW.
Premium Solar Solutions16.7kmPremium Solar Solutions is based in Cumbalum, NSW.
East Point Power17.2kmEast Point Power is based in Mullumbimby, NSW.
Sun Connect Solar18.3kmSun Connect Solar is based in Mullumbimby, NSW.
Solar-Rite18.3kmSolar-Rite is based in Ballina, NSW.
Stralis Energy21.9kmStralis Energy is based in West Ballina, NSW.
ProSolar Australia27.4kmProSolar Australia is based in Bexhill, NSW.
Evolved Well Solar and Electrical- Byron Bay28.1kmEvolved Well Solar and Electrical- Byron Bay is based in Upper Wilsons Creek, NSW.
Coastwide Solar NSW28.7kmCoastwide Solar NSW is based in Goonellabah, NSW.
Solahart Far North Coast34.7kmSolahart Far North Coast is based in East Lismore, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Suffolk Park

Sunlight Hours in Suffolk Park

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 Suffolk Park

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 Suffolk Park, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Success, WA, which is about 3622.9 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.