Are Solar Panels Worth It In Coolgardie?

Coolgardie is located in New South Wales about 166.8 km south of Brisbane and 11.7 km south of Teven. Coolgardie has a latitude of 28.9 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Coolgardie

Rebate for Coolgardie 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 Coolgardie by month. The maximum is 6.55 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.98 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Coolgardie
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.486.52
Feb20.715.75
Mar17.934.98
Apr15.294.25
May12.293.41
Jun10.742.98
Jul12.073.35
Aug15.314.25
Sep18.795.22
Oct21.015.84
Nov22.956.37
Dec23.576.55

Figures from the weather station at Alstonville, which is approximately 7.1 km from Coolgardie.

Coolgardie, NSW is in the 2478 postcode area which has around 6182 solar installations under 10 kW and about 6507 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 14383 households in the 2478 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.05 kW) for about every 2.3 dwellings.

Here are 24 solar installers near to or in Coolgardie.

Solar Installers near toCoolgardie
NameDistanceDetails
Stralis Energy7.6kmStralis Energy is based in West Ballina, NSW.
Solar-Rite12.0kmSolar-Rite is based in Ballina, NSW.
Premium Solar Solutions12.6kmPremium Solar Solutions is based in Cumbalum, NSW.
Coastwide Solar NSW15.2kmCoastwide Solar NSW is based in Goonellabah, NSW.
REMOTE OFFGRID ENERGY & Get Current Electrical16.5kmREMOTE OFFGRID ENERGY & Get Current Electrical is based in Lennox Head, NSW.
Ocean Air Electrical17.0kmOcean Air Electrical is based in Skennars Head, NSW.
Solahart Far North Coast20.3kmSolahart Far North Coast is based in East Lismore, NSW.
Nickel Energy21.5kmNickel Energy is based in Lismore, NSW.
sun energy experts21.5kmsun energy experts is based in Lismore, NSW.
Northern Rivers Solar & Electrical21.8kmNorthern Rivers Solar & Electrical is based in South Lismore, NSW.
ProSolar Australia21.8kmProSolar Australia is based in Bexhill, NSW.
24 Hour Solar Power22.1km24 Hour Solar Power is based in Lismore, NSW.
The Solar Shop23.9kmThe Solar Shop is based in South Grafton, NSW.
Key Energy Group26.1kmKey Energy Group is based in Broken Head, NSW.
888 Solar Tek27.1km888 Solar Tek is based in Federal, NSW.
Heinz Solar and Electrical29.1kmHeinz Solar and Electrical is based in Suffolk Park, NSW.
Sanctuary Solar29.2kmSanctuary Solar is based in Suffolk Park, NSW.
First Sun Solar29.5kmFirst Sun Solar is based in Federal, NSW.
Freedom Energy Solutions30.7kmFreedom Energy Solutions is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
MTS Solar31.0kmMTS Solar is based in Ewingsdale, NSW.
Juno Energy33.0kmJuno Energy is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Mclean Energy Solutions33.1kmMclean Energy Solutions is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
NGSS- Solar Panels Byron Bay33.3kmNGSS- Solar Panels Byron Bay is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Light Touch Solar & Electrical33.5kmLight Touch Solar & Electrical is based in Byron Bay, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Coolgardie

Sunlight Hours in Coolgardie

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 58 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Coolgardie

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 28.9° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Coolgardie, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Coolgardie, WA, which is about 3108.3 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.