Are Solar Panels Worth It In Barbigal?

Barbigal is located in New South Wales about 286.5 km north west of Sydney and 475.1 km south west of Lyra. Barbigal has a latitude of 32.2 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Barbigal

Rebate for Barbigal 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 Barbigal by month. The maximum is 7.46 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.58 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Barbigal
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.827.45
Feb23.556.54
Mar19.935.54
Apr15.394.28
May11.573.21
Jun9.302.58
Jul10.232.84
Aug13.363.71
Sep17.744.93
Oct21.996.11
Nov24.516.81
Dec26.847.46

Figures from the weather station at Wellington, which is approximately 33.6 km from Barbigal.

Barbigal, NSW is in the 2830 postcode area which has around 8340 solar installations under 10 kW and about 9033 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 16491 households in the 2830 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.53 kW) for about every 2.0 dwellings.

Here are 16 solar installers near to or in Barbigal.

Solar Installers near toBarbigal
NameDistanceDetails
Active Solar & Gas18.8kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar19.2kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy19.4kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia21.5kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo21.6kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions21.8kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West22.5kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax22.6kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)37.1kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Ecotronics81.2kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee81.6kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Hennys Warehouse82.9kmHennys Warehouse is based in Peak Hill, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee83.1kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical83.2kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions83.8kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive108.3kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Barbigal

Sunlight Hours in Barbigal

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 15 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Barbigal

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.2° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Barbigal, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Barberton, WA, which is about 3104.2 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.