Are Solar Panels Worth It In Cullenbone?

Cullenbone is located in New South Wales about 220.2 km north west of Sydney and 465.0 km south west of Lyra. Cullenbone has a latitude of 32.5 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Cullenbone

Rebate for Cullenbone 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 Cullenbone 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 Cullenbone
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 50.5 km from Cullenbone.

Cullenbone, NSW is in the 2850 postcode area which has around 2437 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2746 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 8509 households in the 2850 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.77 kW) for about every 3.5 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Cullenbone.

Solar Installers near toCullenbone
NameDistanceDetails
Arkana Energy Mudgee14.5kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Ecotronics15.0kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee15.6kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical15.8kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions16.2kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)53.6kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
BlackLab Solar55.2kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical55.2kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
powerdepot61.8kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions63.4kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
Active Solar & Gas85.4kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar85.9kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy86.1kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia88.5kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions88.7kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo88.9kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West89.2kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax89.3kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Unilec Solar & Electrical93.7kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
Lung Fish95.0kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.
Solar ~ Central West Co.95.3kmSolar ~ Central West Co. is based in Orange, NSW.
Efficient Air & Energy96.6kmEfficient Air & Energy is based in Orange, NSW.
Central West Solar97.3kmCentral West Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Kenjarhy Solar98.1kmKenjarhy Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Hybrid Power Systems98.3kmHybrid Power Systems is based in Orange, NSW.
Solarcomm98.7kmSolarcomm is based in Ben Bullen, NSW.
Dynamic Solar100.5kmDynamic Solar is based in Lucknow, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Cullenbone

Sunlight Hours in Cullenbone

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 16 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Cullenbone

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Cullenbone, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Cullen Bullen, NSW, which is about 101.7 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.