Are Solar Panels Worth It In Upper Chichester?

Upper Chichester is located in New South Wales about 188.4 km north of Sydney and 367.6 km south west of Esk. Upper Chichester has a latitude of 32.2 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Upper Chichester, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Upper Chichester

Rebate for Upper Chichester 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 Upper Chichester by month. The maximum is 6.58 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.48 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Upper Chichester
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.516.53
Feb20.995.83
Mar17.804.95
Apr14.013.89
May10.562.93
Jun8.932.48
Jul10.102.80
Aug13.623.78
Sep17.184.77
Oct20.185.61
Nov22.076.13
Dec23.676.58

Figures from the weather station at Williamtown RAAF, which is approximately 67.1 km from Upper Chichester.

Upper Chichester, NSW is in the 2420 postcode area which has around 563 solar installations under 10 kW and about 622 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 1929 households in the 2420 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.42 kW) for about every 3.4 dwellings.

Here are 23 solar installers near to or in Upper Chichester.

Solar Installers near toUpper Chichester
NameDistanceDetails
Falk Solar42.1kmFalk Solar is based in Clarence Town, NSW.
HV SOLAR49.3kmHV SOLAR is based in Mitchells Flat, NSW.
Hunter Valley Electrics53.1kmHunter Valley Electrics is based in Lower Belford, NSW.
Adams electrical and solar p/l55.8kmAdams electrical and solar p/l is based in Oakhampton Heights, NSW.
MJJs Solar - Casey Drive56.5kmMJJs Solar - Casey Drive is based in Singleton, NSW.
Solar Service Centre56.9kmSolar Service Centre is based in Morpeth, NSW.
Empowered Offgrid57.0kmEmpowered Offgrid is based in Morpeth, NSW.
Sun2u - Solar Power Systems Newcastle57.2kmSun2u - Solar Power Systems Newcastle is based in Rutherford, NSW.
STS Services58.6kmSTS Services is based in Maitland, NSW.
Solar Run Singleton59.3kmSolar Run Singleton is based in Singleton, NSW.
MJJs Solar60.4kmMJJs Solar is based in Singleton, NSW.
electraline nsw60.6kmelectraline nsw is based in Medowie, NSW.
Sinclair Renewable Energy62.8kmSinclair Renewable Energy is based in Medowie, NSW.
Elite Power Group - Solar & Battery Storage63.4kmElite Power Group - Solar & Battery Storage is based in Thornton, NSW.
One Power Solar63.9kmOne Power Solar is based in Burleigh Heads, QLD.
TRADEPRO SOLAR64.8kmTRADEPRO SOLAR is based in Heatherbrae, NSW.
GoSolar Newcastle65.2kmGoSolar Newcastle is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Spot On Solar International66.1kmSpot On Solar International is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Solahart Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Port Stephens & Lake Macquarie66.2kmSolahart Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Port Stephens & Lake Macquarie is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Earthconnect66.3kmEarthconnect is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Aztech Solar66.3kmAztech Solar is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Commercial Solar66.6kmCommercial Solar is based in Beresfield, NSW.
Pivotrom68.2kmPivotrom is based in Kurri Kurri, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Upper Chichester

Sunlight Hours in Upper Chichester

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

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Upper Chichester

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.2° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Upper Chichester, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Upper Castra, TAS, which is about 1125.9 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.