Solar panel cost and savings in Newcastle, New South Wales

Newcastle sits at 32.85°S, 151.82°E in New South Wales, Australia. A typical residential solar system there is sized at 6.6 kW, laid out as 15 panels of 440 W each, mounted at a 33 degree tilt facing the sun's midday path.

Based on PVGIS solar radiation data for Newcastle's coordinates, that system produces an estimated 10,205 kWh in its first year. At the local electricity price of A$0.32 per kWh (export A$0.05 per kWh, daily supply charge A$1.10), that generation is worth an estimated A$929 a year to a household with typical usage patterns for a 3-person home.

Incentives in Newcastle

2 incentives currently apply to a system installed in Newcastle:

Cost and payback

Before incentives, a typical system in Newcastle costs an estimated A$5,940 to A$9,900 installed. After the incentives above, the estimated net cost is A$4,140 to A$8,100, and the system pays back in about 6.9 years at today's local electricity price.

These figures assume a typical 3-person household with no pool, electric vehicle or electric heating, and installation in 2026. Incentive values are provisional estimates, last verified on the date shown against each scheme, and can change. Electricity prices and incentive amounts shown here are set at the country level except where an incentive's value is itself calculated from Newcastle's local solar zone, as noted above; only the production and payback figures are calculated specifically for Newcastle's coordinates.

Frequently asked questions

Nearby locations

• Maitland
• Singleton
• Central Coast
• Forster-Tuncurry
• Muswellbrook

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