Are Solar Panels Worth It In Wetherill Park?

Wetherill Park is located in New South Wales about 27.6 km west of Sydney and 561.1 km south west of Esk. Wetherill Park has a latitude of 33.8 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Wetherill Park, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Wetherill Park

Rebate for Wetherill Park 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 Wetherill Park by month. The maximum is 6.25 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.43 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Wetherill Park
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan21.916.09
Feb19.065.29
Mar16.294.53
Apr13.623.78
May10.582.94
Jun8.762.43
Jul9.992.78
Aug13.243.68
Sep16.884.69
Oct19.785.50
Nov21.175.88
Dec22.506.25

Figures from the weather station at Badgerys Creek, which is approximately 17.0 km from Wetherill Park.

Wetherill Park, NSW is in the 2164 postcode area which has around 1497 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1867 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 6152 households in the 2164 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.04 kW) for about every 4.1 dwellings.

Here are 24 solar installers near to or in Wetherill Park.

Solar Installers near toWetherill Park
NameDistanceDetails
Reliable Solar Solutions0.6kmReliable Solar Solutions is based in Wetherill Park, NSW.
Versace Solar0.6kmVersace Solar is based in Wetherill Park, NSW.
Solar Power Nation1.2kmSolar Power Nation is based in Wetherill Park, NSW.
IQ Solar1.2kmIQ Solar is based in Wetherill Park, NSW.
SUPA SOLAR1.3kmSUPA SOLAR is based in Wetherill Park, NSW.
Austra Energy Group1.3kmAustra Energy Group is based in Wetherill Park, NSW.
Best Green Solar1.3kmBest Green Solar is based in Wetherill Park, NSW.
Solaright | Solar Panel Installers Wetherill Park, Sydney, NSW.1.7kmSolaright | Solar Panel Installers Wetherill Park, Sydney, NSW. is based in Wetherill Park, NSW.
Solar Fusion Solutions1.9kmSolar Fusion Solutions is based in Wetherill Park, NSW.
Sungrow Power Australia Warehouse2.2kmSungrow Power Australia Warehouse is based in Smithfield, NSW.
Solar Juice2.2kmSolar Juice is based in Wetherill Park, NSW.
Icon Solar2.3kmIcon Solar is based in Smithfield, NSW.
Solarmatic2.6kmSolarmatic is based in Smithfield, NSW.
OS SOLAR3.0kmOS SOLAR is based in Wetherill Park, NSW.
Adel Solar3.0kmAdel Solar is based in Wetherill Park, NSW.
Sol Distribution3.5kmSol Distribution is based in Smithfield, NSW.
AppSolar - Applications of Solar Energy4.4kmAppSolar - Applications of Solar Energy is based in Pemulwuy, NSW.
Residential & Commercial Solar Panels Sydney | Solar Vertex5.4kmResidential & Commercial Solar Panels Sydney | Solar Vertex is based in Toongabbie, NSW.
Solar Panels Sydney | Residential & Commercial | Solar Vertex5.4kmSolar Panels Sydney | Residential & Commercial | Solar Vertex is based in Toongabbie, NSW.
Solar National5.6kmSolar National is based in Pendle Hill, NSW.
Solar gate openers6.0kmSolar gate openers is based in Bonnyrigg Heights, NSW.
Solar Plus Australia6.1kmSolar Plus Australia is based in Girraween, NSW.
K Solar Australia6.8kmK Solar Australia is based in Fairfield West, NSW.
Sunray Power Solar6.9kmSunray Power Solar is based in Pendle Hill, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Wetherill Park

Sunlight Hours in Wetherill Park

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 23 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Wetherill Park

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 33.8° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Wetherill Park, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Westwood, TAS, which is about 918.8 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.