Are Solar Panels Worth It In Birriwa?

Birriwa is located in New South Wales about 253.2 km north west of Sydney and 432.2 km south west of Lyra. Birriwa has a latitude of 32.1 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Birriwa

Rebate for Birriwa 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 Birriwa 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 Birriwa
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 62.9 km from Birriwa.

Birriwa, NSW is in the 2844 postcode area which has around 264 solar installations under 10 kW and about 300 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 721 households in the 2844 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.38 kW) for about every 2.7 dwellings.

Here are 23 solar installers near to or in Birriwa.

Solar Installers near toBirriwa
NameDistanceDetails
Arkana Energy Mudgee54.6kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee55.3kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical55.4kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Ecotronics55.5kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions55.8kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)68.0kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas78.3kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar78.7kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy79.0kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia80.9kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo81.0kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions81.3kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West82.0kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax82.1kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
BlackLab Solar87.5kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical88.9kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions96.0kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System97.3kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
powerdepot100.1kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive101.8kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Solar Connections130.5kmSolar Connections is based in Springwood, NSW.
Unilec Solar & Electrical130.8kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
Lung Fish131.7kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Birriwa

Sunlight Hours in Birriwa

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

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Birriwa

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.1° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Birriwa, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Birregurra, VIC, which is about 859.6 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.