Are Solar Panels Worth It In Burns?

Burns is located in New South Wales about 565.9 km north east of Adelaide and 961.6 km west of Oman Ama. Burns has a latitude of 30.6 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Burns

Rebate for Burns 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 Burns 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 Burns
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 408.4 km from Burns.

Burns, NSW is in the 2880 postcode area which has around 4697 solar installations under 10 kW and about 5041 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 9610 households in the 2880 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.45 kW) for about every 2.0 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toBurns
NameDistanceDetails
📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur316.6km📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur is based in Blacktown, NSW.
Ledlight Technologies389.5kmLedlight Technologies is based in Terowie, SA.
Colby Solar391.0kmColby Solar is based in Knockrow, NSW.
📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur395.9km📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur is based in Blacktown, NSW.
Trenstar Electrical, Data, Solar & Air conditioning399.1kmTrenstar Electrical, Data, Solar & Air conditioning is based in Quorn, SA.
Sunraysia Solar Design & Installation404.6kmSunraysia Solar Design & Installation is based in Mildura, VIC.
Mildura Solar406.7kmMildura Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
Australian Solar Farm Services406.7kmAustralian Solar Farm Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Solar IQ406.8kmSolar IQ is based in Mildura, VIC.
Brock Fitzgerald Electrical407.4kmBrock Fitzgerald Electrical is based in Mildura, VIC.
Sunergy - Mildura407.7kmSunergy - Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
McGillivray Electrical & Building Services407.8kmMcGillivray Electrical & Building Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Rooftop Solar Mildura408.2kmRooftop Solar Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
Cetinich Electrical and Solar410.0kmCetinich Electrical and Solar is based in Nichols Point, VIC.
Mildura Sunray Solar411.5kmMildura Sunray Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
YES Solar412.4kmYES Solar is based in Paringa, SA.
Redmud Green Energy412.4kmRedmud Green Energy is based in Paringa, SA.
YES Energy412.4kmYES Energy is based in Paringa, SA.
Leesong Electrical414.1kmLeesong Electrical is based in Jamestown, SA.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Burns

Sunlight Hours in Burns

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 6 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Burns

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 30.6° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Burns, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Burnley North, VIC, which is about 863.6 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.