Are Solar Panels Worth It In The Risk?

The Risk is located in New South Wales about 111.6 km south of Brisbane and 18.8 km south west of Mount Gipps. The Risk has a latitude of 28.5 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in The Risk, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for The Risk

Rebate for The Risk 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 The Risk 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 The Risk
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 67.8 km from The Risk.

The Risk, NSW is in the 2474 postcode area which has around 1439 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1520 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 3057 households in the 2474 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.88 kW) for about every 2.1 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in The Risk.

Solar Installers near toThe Risk
NameDistanceDetails
Rainbow Power Company33.4kmRainbow Power Company is based in Nimbin, NSW.
David Ross Electrical & Solar34.2kmDavid Ross Electrical & Solar is based in Tweed Heads South, NSW.
Sunbeam Solar Systems35.0kmSunbeam Solar Systems is based in Doon Doon, NSW.
Juno Energy40.3kmJuno Energy is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
David Ross Electrical44.5kmDavid Ross Electrical is based in Eviron, NSW.
Evolved Well Solar and Electrical- Byron Bay46.3kmEvolved Well Solar and Electrical- Byron Bay is based in Upper Wilsons Creek, NSW.
I Clean Solar Gold Coast Scenic Rim46.7kmI Clean Solar Gold Coast Scenic Rim is based in Banora Point, NSW.
JDZ Solar and Electrical47.8kmJDZ Solar and Electrical is based in Casino, NSW.
Prestige Solar49.2kmPrestige Solar is based in Fernvale, NSW.
Northern Rivers Solar & Electrical51.5kmNorthern Rivers Solar & Electrical is based in South Lismore, NSW.
24 Hour Solar Power51.6km24 Hour Solar Power is based in Lismore, NSW.
Nickel Energy51.7kmNickel Energy is based in Lismore, NSW.
sun energy experts51.7kmsun energy experts is based in Lismore, NSW.
ProSolar Australia51.8kmProSolar Australia is based in Bexhill, NSW.
Northern Solar52.2kmNorthern Solar is based in South Murwillumbah, NSW.
De Energy52.6kmDe Energy is based in Kerry, QLD.
Solahart Far North Coast53.0kmSolahart Far North Coast is based in East Lismore, NSW.
Sungreen solutions53.6kmSungreen solutions is based in Beaudesert, QLD.
GOAL SOLAR53.6kmGOAL SOLAR is based in Beaudesert, QLD.
The Solar Shop54.4kmThe Solar Shop is based in South Grafton, NSW.
Evolution Solar Experts54.5kmEvolution Solar Experts is based in Beaudesert, QLD.
First Sun Solar56.3kmFirst Sun Solar is based in Federal, NSW.
Sun Connect Solar57.6kmSun Connect Solar is based in Mullumbimby, NSW.
Coastwide Solar NSW57.6kmCoastwide Solar NSW is based in Goonellabah, NSW.
888 Solar Tek58.3km888 Solar Tek is based in Federal, NSW.
Hay Solar58.9kmHay Solar is based in South Murwillumbah, NSW.
Solar Sailes™59.3kmSolar Sailes™ is based in Bonogin, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to The Risk

Sunlight Hours in The Risk

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 56 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in The Risk

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 28.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after The Risk, is to look at if solar power is worth it in The Ridgeway, NSW, which is about 838.3 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.