A Brighter Future For Australian Solar Power From June 22

The dark days for solar power in Australia will officially end on June 22 according to renewable energy company Energy Matters.

The dark days for solar power in Australia will officially end on June 22 according to renewable energy company Energy Matters.

What makes them so sure and what are these dark days anyway – isn’t solar power a booming industry in the country; particularly since the launch of the new Solar Credits Scheme?

Yes it is, but June 21 marks Winter Solstice in Australia for 2009 – the shortest day and longest night of the year. From that point on, days in Australia will start getting longer.

Here’s how long the shortest day will be in various capitals throughout the country on Winter Solstice June 21

Adelaide: 9h 48m 18s
Canberra: 9h 46m 22s
Sydney: 9h 53m 36s
Darwin: 11h 23m 33s
Brisbane: 10h 24m 14s
Hobart: 9h 00m 46s
Melbourne: 9h 32m 29s
Perth: 10h 03m 21s

From June 22 onwards, solar power system owners will rejoice in the steadily increasing amount of daylight available to their solar panels.

A minute or two of extra sunlight might not seem like such a big deal, but just 2 minutes of sunlight on a 1.5kW solar power system translates to 50Wh of electricity production – enough to power a laptop for nearly an hour, or a compact fluorescent light for up to 10 hours.

While most people pay little attention to weather and astronomical conditions, for solar power system owners it can become a real hobby and point of conversation as natural phenomena play a major role in how much a system produces. A conversation between two system owners can be like listening to an exchange between meteorologists or astronomers at times!

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