Are Solar Panels Worth It In Thornborough?

Thornborough is located in Queensland about 1416.7 km north west of Brisbane and 752.2 km south east of Galloways Hill. Thornborough has a latitude of 17.0 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Thornborough, QLD

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Thornborough

Rebate for Thornborough 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 Thornborough by month. The maximum is 7.05 kWh/M2 in November. The minimum is 4.51 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Thornborough
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan21.836.06
Feb20.795.77
Mar20.555.71
Apr19.335.37
May17.254.79
Jun16.234.51
Jul17.284.80
Aug19.715.47
Sep22.976.38
Oct25.046.95
Nov25.397.05
Dec23.706.58

Figures from the weather station at Parada, which is approximately 18.5 km from Thornborough.

Thornborough, QLD is in the 4871 postcode area which has around 1224 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1437 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 5797 households in the 4871 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.45 kW) for about every 4.7 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Thornborough.

Solar Installers near toThornborough
NameDistanceDetails
Winters Electrical Group27.7kmWinters Electrical Group is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Outback Solar & Outdoors30.5kmOutback Solar & Outdoors is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Tableland Solar31.4kmTableland Solar is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Planetary Power43.0kmPlanetary Power is based in Watsonville, QLD.
Atherton Electrical45.0kmAtherton Electrical is based in Atherton, QLD.
Renewable Energy Consulting Australia46.1kmRenewable Energy Consulting Australia is based in Atherton, QLD.
Piping Hot Solar55.1kmPiping Hot Solar is based in Kalunga, QLD.
SolarWorks59.6kmSolarWorks is based in Upper Barron, QLD.
Red Dog Power Company59.7kmRed Dog Power Company is based in Redlynch, QLD.
Unlocked Air and Energy61.9kmUnlocked Air and Energy is based in Kewarra Beach, QLD.
Shorecan Electrical62.6kmShorecan Electrical is based in Kaban, QLD.
Galactic Solar Solutions63.7kmGalactic Solar Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.
BH Electrics63.7kmBH Electrics is based in Port Douglas, QLD.
Solar Energy Solutions NQ63.9kmSolar Energy Solutions NQ is based in Edmonton, QLD.
2EZ Electrical63.9km2EZ Electrical is based in Bentley Park, QLD.
Solar Energy Equipment64.0kmSolar Energy Equipment is based in Edmonton, QLD.
Ferrero Electrical & Solar64.3kmFerrero Electrical & Solar is based in Mount Sheridan, QLD.
Mr. Liam Dunne & Son's Plumbing Power64.3kmMr. Liam Dunne & Son's Plumbing Power is based in Trinity Park, QLD.
Solar Dimension Cairns64.4kmSolar Dimension Cairns is based in Edmonton, QLD.
Sunny Solar Cairns64.5kmSunny Solar Cairns is based in Edmonton, QLD.
Solar Power Cairns by Hielscher Electrical64.8kmSolar Power Cairns by Hielscher Electrical is based in Edmonton, QLD.
Mauriee Electrical65.2kmMauriee Electrical is based in Goldsborough, QLD.
Sunny Gold Solar65.2kmSunny Gold Solar is based in Manoora, QLD.
Greencell Energy Solar Panels and Solar Power Cairns65.4kmGreencell Energy Solar Panels and Solar Power Cairns is based in Woree, QLD.
Station Power Solutions65.5kmStation Power Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.
Australian Sustainable Energy Pty65.9kmAustralian Sustainable Energy Pty is based in Stratford, QLD.
Hush Energy - Solar Power Cairns66.0kmHush Energy - Solar Power Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Thornborough

Sunlight Hours in Thornborough

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 8 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Thornborough

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 17.0° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Thornborough, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Thora, NSW, which is about 1681.1 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.