Are Solar Panels Worth It In Coonamble?

Coonamble is located in New South Wales about 418.5 km north west of Sydney and 400.8 km south west of Oman Ama. Coonamble has a latitude of 31.0 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Coonamble

Rebate for Coonamble 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 Coonamble 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 Coonamble
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 181.1 km from Coonamble.

Coonamble, NSW is in the 2829 postcode area which has around 574 solar installations under 10 kW and about 639 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 1431 households in the 2829 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.06 kW) for about every 2.5 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toCoonamble
NameDistanceDetails
StarPower Advance Solar Technology0.3kmStarPower Advance Solar Technology is based in Coonamble, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive74.4kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System87.1kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo143.8kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia144.5kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions144.9kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax145.0kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West145.0kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar145.9kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy146.0kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas146.1kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia150.4kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
AppSolar150.7kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)184.6kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Hennys Warehouse198.2kmHennys Warehouse is based in Peak Hill, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee215.6kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Plan A Electrical215.9kmPlan A Electrical is based in Moree, NSW.
Ecotronics215.9kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
YellowDot Energy216.0kmYellowDot Energy is based in Moree, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Coonamble

Sunlight Hours in Coonamble

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 8 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Coonamble

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 31.0° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Coonamble, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Coonalpyn, SA, which is about 951.2 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.