Are Solar Panels Worth It In Sunset Strip?

Sunset Strip is located in New South Wales about 452.5 km north east of Adelaide and 965.5 km south west of Oman Ama. Sunset Strip has a latitude of 32.3 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Sunset Strip, NSW

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Sunset Strip 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. Sunset Strip is in Climate Zone 2 which has a rating of 1.536.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Sunset Strip during 2024 would give you 107 ST Certificates worth $4269.30 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Sunset Strip will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Sunset Strip

Rebate for Sunset Strip Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW32$1276.80
4 kW43$1715.70
5 kW53$2114.70
6 kW64$2553.60
6.6 kW70$2793.00
10 kW107$4269.30
12 kW129$5147.10
15 kW161$6423.90

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Sunset Strip by month. The maximum is 7.78 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.45 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Sunset Strip
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan28.027.78
Feb24.796.89
Mar20.435.67
Apr14.954.15
May10.722.98
Jun8.822.45
Jul9.492.64
Aug12.893.58
Sep17.164.77
Oct22.186.16
Nov25.517.09
Dec28.007.78

Figures from the weather station at Merbein, which is approximately 217.3 km from Sunset Strip.

Sunset Strip, NSW is in the 2879 postcode area which has around 203 solar installations under 10 kW and about 233 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 425 households in the 2879 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.94 kW) for about every 2.1 dwellings.

Here are 19 solar installers in or near toSunset Strip. There are also a few further away.

Solar Installers near toSunset Strip
NameDistanceDetails
Sunraysia Solar Design & Installation211.7kmSunraysia Solar Design & Installation is based in Mildura, VIC.
Mildura Solar213.4kmMildura Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
Australian Solar Farm Services213.4kmAustralian Solar Farm Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Solar IQ213.4kmSolar IQ is based in Mildura, VIC.
Sunergy - Mildura214.2kmSunergy - Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
McGillivray Electrical & Building Services214.4kmMcGillivray Electrical & Building Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Rooftop Solar Mildura214.7kmRooftop Solar Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
Brock Fitzgerald Electrical215.3kmBrock Fitzgerald Electrical is based in Mildura, VIC.
Cetinich Electrical and Solar216.3kmCetinich Electrical and Solar is based in Nichols Point, VIC.
Mildura Sunray Solar218.8kmMildura Sunray Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
MR John Clohesy221.1kmMR John Clohesy is based in Irymple, VIC.
Redmud Green Energy255.0kmRedmud Green Energy is based in Paringa, SA.
YES Energy255.0kmYES Energy is based in Paringa, SA.
YES Solar255.0kmYES Solar is based in Paringa, SA.
📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur265.8km📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur is based in Blacktown, NSW.
Creative Pools & Landscaping290.5kmCreative Pools & Landscaping is based in Loxton, SA.
Ash Monty Electrical290.5kmAsh Monty Electrical is based in Loxton, SA.
GB Electrical302.2kmGB Electrical is based in Waikerie, SA.
Kuga Electrical315.5kmKuga Electrical is based in Keysborough, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Sunset Strip

Sunlight Hours in Sunset Strip

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 Sunset Strip

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.3° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Sunset Strip, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Sunset Strip, VIC, which is about 742.5 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.