Are Solar Panels Worth It In Cobbora?

Cobbora is located in New South Wales about 271.7 km north west of Sydney and 437.3 km south west of Lyra. Cobbora has a latitude of 32.1 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Cobbora

Rebate for Cobbora 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 Cobbora 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 Cobbora
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 56.4 km from Cobbora.

Cobbora, 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 21 solar installers near to or in Cobbora.

Solar Installers near toCobbora
NameDistanceDetails
Active Solar & Gas61.0kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar61.4kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy61.6kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)61.6kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo63.2kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia63.3kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions63.7kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West64.4kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax64.5kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee68.2kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Ecotronics68.7kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee69.3kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical69.4kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions69.9kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System87.3kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive89.3kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
BlackLab Solar105.5kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical106.5kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions114.0kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
powerdepot115.4kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
Hennys Warehouse124.3kmHennys Warehouse is based in Peak Hill, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Cobbora

Sunlight Hours in Cobbora

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 Cobbora

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 Cobbora, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Cobblebank, VIC, which is about 757.6 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.