Are Solar Panels Worth It In Colly Blue?

Colly Blue is located in New South Wales about 286.2 km north of Sydney and 335.2 km south west of Lyra. Colly Blue has a latitude of 31.5 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Colly Blue, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Colly Blue

Rebate for Colly Blue 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 Colly Blue by month. The maximum is 7.27 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.80 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Colly Blue
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.177.27
Feb23.246.46
Mar19.985.55
Apr15.884.41
May12.193.39
Jun10.072.80
Jul11.073.07
Aug14.323.98
Sep18.455.13
Oct22.096.14
Nov24.226.73
Dec26.167.27

Figures from the weather station at Tamworth, which is approximately 74.8 km from Colly Blue.

Colly Blue, NSW is in the 2343 postcode area which has around 556 solar installations under 10 kW and about 603 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 2293 households in the 2343 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.29 kW) for about every 4.1 dwellings.

Here are 16 solar installers near to or in Colly Blue.

Solar Installers near toColly Blue
NameDistanceDetails
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth68.9kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth is based in Duri, NSW.
Siteguard79.2kmSiteguard is based in Westdale, NSW.
Thompson Tim & Dale Electrical81.3kmThompson Tim & Dale Electrical is based in Hillvue, NSW.
Max Fox Electrical - Inland Solar81.9kmMax Fox Electrical - Inland Solar is based in Taminda, NSW.
Tamworth Satellite & Electrical Services83.0kmTamworth Satellite & Electrical Services is based in Tamworth, NSW.
NS Energy - Solahart Tamworth83.3kmNS Energy - Solahart Tamworth is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Tamworth Solar Security Lighting83.5kmTamworth Solar Security Lighting is based in Tamworth, NSW.
WYNERGY84.8kmWYNERGY is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Eco Energy & Solar Solutions87.9kmEco Energy & Solar Solutions is based in Nemingha, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System90.0kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive103.6kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
AppSolar130.1kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia132.3kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Aeromagnetics135.6kmAeromagnetics is based in Jerrys Plains, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee138.0kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical138.1kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Colly Blue

Sunlight Hours in Colly Blue

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 11 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Colly Blue

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 31.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Colly Blue, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Collum Collum, NSW, which is about 331.6 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.