Are Solar Panels Worth It In Wills?

Wills is located in Queensland about 1331.9 km north of Adelaide and 1231.8 km north west of Kurrowah. Wills has a latitude of 23.0 degrees South.

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

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Wills 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. Wills is in Climate Zone 1 which has a rating of 1.622.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Wills during 2024 would give you 113 ST Certificates worth $4508.70 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Wills will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Wills

Rebate for Wills Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW34$1356.60
4 kW45$1795.50
5 kW56$2234.40
6 kW68$2713.20
6.6 kW74$2952.60
10 kW113$4508.70
12 kW136$5426.40
15 kW170$6783.00

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Wills by month. The maximum is 7.25 kWh/M2 in November. The minimum is 4.57 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Wills
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.636.84
Feb24.276.74
Mar23.256.46
Apr20.915.81
May17.864.96
Jun16.464.57
Jul17.564.88
Aug20.555.71
Sep23.246.45
Oct25.567.10
Nov26.127.25
Dec25.947.21

Figures from the weather station at Mount Isa Mine, which is approximately 259.1 km from Wills.

Wills, QLD is in the 4829 postcode area which has around 98 solar installations under 10 kW and about 116 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 288 households in the 4829 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.48 kW) for about every 2.9 dwellings.

Here are 19 solar installers in or near toWills. There are also a few further away.

Solar Installers near toWills
NameDistanceDetails
Suntec628.7kmSuntec is based in Desert Springs, NT.
Ogden Power629.1kmOgden Power is based in Alice Springs, NT.
Alice Air and Solar Solutions629.4kmAlice Air and Solar Solutions is based in Alice Springs, NT.
Ecoenergy Australia629.7kmEcoenergy Australia is based in Ciccone, NT.
Active Electrical & Air Conditioning629.7kmActive Electrical & Air Conditioning is based in Alice Springs, NT.
Electricon Contracting629.9kmElectricon Contracting is based in Ciccone, NT.
Solar Centre Desert Knowledge Australia630.1kmSolar Centre Desert Knowledge Australia is based in Connellan, NT.
Alice Springs Solar630.4kmAlice Springs Solar is based in Gillen, NT.
Hills Electrical & Solar NT630.4kmHills Electrical & Solar NT is based in Ciccone, NT.
Brayley Electrical746.0kmBrayley Electrical is based in Charleville, QLD.
West QLD Electrical & Solar800.5kmWest QLD Electrical & Solar is based in Cunnamulla, QLD.
Bellingers Electrical Contracting - Solar Electrician Townsville804.8kmBellingers Electrical Contracting - Solar Electrician Townsville is based in Kelso, QLD.
Catalyst Power809.9kmCatalyst Power is based in Kirwan, QLD.
Fusion Solar814.6kmFusion Solar is based in Mount Louisa, QLD.
Fusion Solar & Electrical814.6kmFusion Solar & Electrical is based in Mount Louisa, QLD.
Lonestar Power814.9kmLonestar Power is based in Bohle, QLD.
Apollo Solar - Townsville815.3kmApollo Solar - Townsville is based in Garbutt, QLD.
True North Solar815.6kmTrue North Solar is based in Garbutt, QLD.
Solahart Townsville816.1kmSolahart Townsville is based in Garbutt, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Wills

Sunlight Hours in Wills

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 32 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Wills

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 23.0° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Wills, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Willowvale, QLD, which is about 1335.3 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.