Are Solar Panels Worth It In Collie?

Collie is located in New South Wales about 366.4 km north west of Sydney and 466.5 km south west of Lyra. Collie has a latitude of 31.7 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Collie

Rebate for Collie 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 Collie 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 Collie
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 112.7 km from Collie.

Collie, NSW is in the 2827 postcode area which has around 748 solar installations under 10 kW and about 819 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 1679 households in the 2827 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.83 kW) for about every 2.2 dwellings.

Here are 16 solar installers near to or in Collie.

Solar Installers near toCollie
NameDistanceDetails
Platinum Solar Dubbo69.4kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia70.0kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax70.1kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West70.2kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions70.3kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar72.0kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy72.1kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas72.4kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
StarPower Advance Solar Technology81.0kmStarPower Advance Solar Technology is based in Coonamble, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive87.6kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System99.5kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)114.9kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Hennys Warehouse117.5kmHennys Warehouse is based in Peak Hill, NSW.
Ecotronics160.1kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee160.2kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee161.6kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Collie

Sunlight Hours in Collie

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 12 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Collie

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 31.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Collie, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Collie, WA, which is about 3006.9 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.