Are Solar Panels Worth It In Arumpo?

Arumpo is located in New South Wales about 459.4 km east of Adelaide and 952.5 km south west of Oman Ama. Arumpo has a latitude of 33.5 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Arumpo, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Arumpo

Rebate for Arumpo 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 Arumpo by month. The maximum is 7.77 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.43 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Arumpo
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.977.77
Feb24.756.88
Mar20.435.68
Apr14.984.16
May10.682.97
Jun8.752.43
Jul9.432.62
Aug12.823.56
Sep17.084.75
Oct22.106.14
Nov25.477.08
Dec27.897.75

Figures from the weather station at Mildura Airport, which is approximately 137.2 km from Arumpo.

Arumpo, NSW is in the 2715 postcode area which has around 178 solar installations under 10 kW and about 205 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 841 households in the 2715 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.93 kW) for about every 4.7 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toArumpo
NameDistanceDetails
Sunergy - Mildura127.9kmSunergy - Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
Rooftop Solar Mildura128.1kmRooftop Solar Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
Solar IQ128.2kmSolar IQ is based in Mildura, VIC.
Australian Solar Farm Services128.2kmAustralian Solar Farm Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Mildura Solar128.2kmMildura Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
Cetinich Electrical and Solar128.3kmCetinich Electrical and Solar is based in Nichols Point, VIC.
McGillivray Electrical & Building Services128.5kmMcGillivray Electrical & Building Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Sunraysia Solar Design & Installation129.1kmSunraysia Solar Design & Installation is based in Mildura, VIC.
MR John Clohesy132.0kmMR John Clohesy is based in Irymple, VIC.
Mildura Sunray Solar134.2kmMildura Sunray Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
Brock Fitzgerald Electrical134.9kmBrock Fitzgerald Electrical is based in Mildura, VIC.
Cherry Energy Solutions173.9kmCherry Energy Solutions is based in Eight Mile Plains, QLD.
Kuga Electrical176.3kmKuga Electrical is based in Keysborough, VIC.
Laser Electrical Swan Hill201.2kmLaser Electrical Swan Hill is based in Swan Hill, VIC.
RVH Sales201.2kmRVH Sales is based in Swan Hill, VIC.
Chris Conlan Electrical201.6kmChris Conlan Electrical is based in Swan Hill, VIC.
Battery Tec201.9kmBattery Tec is based in Swan Hill, VIC.
Gary Schmidt Electrical203.1kmGary Schmidt Electrical is based in Swan Hill, VIC.
YES Energy243.8kmYES Energy is based in Paringa, SA.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Arumpo

Sunlight Hours in Arumpo

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 21 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Arumpo

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 33.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Arumpo, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Arumbera, NT, which is about 1421.6 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.