Are Solar Panels Worth It In Bourke?

Bourke is located in New South Wales about 650.9 km north west of Sydney and 553.9 km west of Oman Ama. Bourke has a latitude of 30.1 degrees South.

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

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Bourke 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. Bourke is in Climate Zone 2 which has a rating of 1.536.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Bourke during 2024 would give you 107 ST Certificates worth $4269.30 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Bourke will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Bourke

Rebate for Bourke Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW32$1276.80
4 kW43$1715.70
5 kW53$2114.70
6 kW64$2553.60
6.6 kW70$2793.00
10 kW107$4269.30
12 kW129$5147.10
15 kW161$6423.90

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Bourke by month. The maximum is 7.68 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.82 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Bourke
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.437.62
Feb24.306.75
Mar21.335.93
Apr16.464.57
May12.403.45
Jun10.172.82
Jul11.313.14
Aug14.554.04
Sep18.975.27
Oct22.996.39
Nov25.537.09
Dec27.647.68

Figures from the weather station at Cobar Mo, which is approximately 155.5 km from Bourke.

Bourke, NSW is in the 2840 postcode area which has around 577 solar installations under 10 kW and about 647 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 1315 households in the 2840 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.30 kW) for about every 2.3 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toBourke
NameDistanceDetails
📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur29.1km📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur is based in Blacktown, NSW.
Colby Solar166.8kmColby Solar is based in Knockrow, NSW.
📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur170.2km📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur is based in Blacktown, NSW.
West QLD Electrical & Solar226.1kmWest QLD Electrical & Solar is based in Cunnamulla, QLD.
Dalle Cort Electrical247.7kmDalle Cort Electrical is based in South Townsville, QLD.
StarPower Advance Solar Technology253.8kmStarPower Advance Solar Technology is based in Coonamble, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive327.7kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System340.7kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo348.8kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax349.0kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West349.1kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia349.4kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions349.5kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy351.8kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar351.8kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas352.3kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
CondoColin Solar352.7kmCondoColin Solar is based in Condobolin, NSW.
Cubbie Group Dirranbandi354.2kmCubbie Group Dirranbandi is based in Dirranbandi, QLD.
Biztek Solutions360.0kmBiztek Solutions is based in Lake Cargelligo, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Bourke

Sunlight Hours in Bourke

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 4 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Bourke

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 30.1° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Bourke, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Bourbah, NSW, which is about 248.1 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.