Are Solar Panels Worth It In Upper Daintree?

Upper Daintree is located in Queensland about 1482.0 km north west of Brisbane and 680.1 km south east of Galloways Hill. Upper Daintree has a latitude of 16.2 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Upper Daintree, QLD

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Upper Daintree

Rebate for Upper Daintree 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 Daintree by month. The maximum is 6.40 kWh/M2 in November. The minimum is 4.23 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Upper Daintree
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan20.585.72
Feb20.485.69
Mar19.415.39
Apr18.415.11
May16.494.58
Jun15.234.23
Jul16.334.54
Aug18.785.22
Sep21.365.93
Oct22.916.36
Nov23.056.40
Dec23.046.40

Figures from the weather station at Cairns Aerodrome, which is approximately 87.0 km from Upper Daintree.

Upper Daintree, QLD is in the 4873 postcode area which has around 1145 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1273 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 3109 households in the 4873 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.38 kW) for about every 2.7 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toUpper Daintree
NameDistanceDetails
BH Electrics39.5kmBH Electrics is based in Port Douglas, QLD.
Unlocked Air and Energy75.8kmUnlocked Air and Energy is based in Kewarra Beach, QLD.
Mr. Liam Dunne & Son's Plumbing Power77.8kmMr. Liam Dunne & Son's Plumbing Power is based in Trinity Park, QLD.
Australian Sustainable Energy Pty86.5kmAustralian Sustainable Energy Pty is based in Stratford, QLD.
All Energy Queensland86.8kmAll Energy Queensland is based in Stratford, QLD.
Outback Solar & Outdoors87.8kmOutback Solar & Outdoors is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Greenfield Energy89.4kmGreenfield Energy is based in Cairns North, QLD.
Station Power Solutions90.7kmStation Power Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.
Sunny Gold Solar90.8kmSunny Gold Solar is based in Manoora, QLD.
Solarcore91.2kmSolarcore is based in Manunda, QLD.
Solar Systems Cairns91.7kmSolar Systems Cairns is based in Parramatta Park, QLD.
CairnsSolarPanels.com.au92.1kmCairnsSolarPanels.com.au is based in Cairns North, QLD.
Red Dog Power Company92.1kmRed Dog Power Company is based in Redlynch, QLD.
Cairns Value Solar92.8kmCairns Value Solar is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Eco Care Solar93.4kmEco Care Solar is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Solahart Cairns93.4kmSolahart Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Tableland Solar93.5kmTableland Solar is based in Mareeba, QLD.
Hush Energy - Solar Power Cairns93.5kmHush Energy - Solar Power Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.
NQ Solar93.6kmNQ Solar is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Solar Power Cairns93.6kmSolar Power Cairns is based in Bungalow, QLD.
East Coast Energy Solutions93.6kmEast Coast Energy Solutions is based in Cairns, QLD.
Infinity Power North Queensland93.7kmInfinity Power North Queensland is based in Bungalow, QLD.
Sunlife Energy93.7kmSunlife Energy is based in Coopers Plains, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Upper Daintree

Sunlight Hours in Upper Daintree

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 5 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Upper Daintree

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 16.2° 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 Daintree, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Upper Crystal Creek, NSW, which is about 1572.2 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.