Are Solar Panels Worth It In Dareton?

Dareton is located in New South Wales about 328.3 km east of Adelaide and 1084.6 km south west of Oman Ama. Dareton has a latitude of 34.1 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Dareton

Rebate for Dareton 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 Dareton by month. The maximum is 7.78 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.45 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Dareton
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan28.027.78
Feb24.796.89
Mar20.435.67
Apr14.954.15
May10.722.98
Jun8.822.45
Jul9.492.64
Aug12.893.58
Sep17.164.77
Oct22.186.16
Nov25.517.09
Dec28.007.78

Figures from the weather station at Merbein, which is approximately 13.2 km from Dareton.

Dareton, NSW is in the 2717 postcode area which has around 134 solar installations under 10 kW and about 164 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 624 households in the 2717 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.54 kW) for about every 4.7 dwellings.

Here are 12 solar installers near to or in Dareton.

Solar Installers near toDareton
NameDistanceDetails
Sunraysia Solar Design & Installation12.4kmSunraysia Solar Design & Installation is based in Mildura, VIC.
Brock Fitzgerald Electrical12.4kmBrock Fitzgerald Electrical is based in Mildura, VIC.
Mildura Solar15.3kmMildura Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
Australian Solar Farm Services15.4kmAustralian Solar Farm Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Solar IQ15.4kmSolar IQ is based in Mildura, VIC.
McGillivray Electrical & Building Services16.3kmMcGillivray Electrical & Building Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Sunergy - Mildura16.7kmSunergy - Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
Rooftop Solar Mildura17.0kmRooftop Solar Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
Mildura Sunray Solar17.3kmMildura Sunray Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
Cetinich Electrical and Solar18.9kmCetinich Electrical and Solar is based in Nichols Point, VIC.
MR John Clohesy21.8kmMR John Clohesy is based in Irymple, VIC.
Redmud Green Energy116.0kmRedmud Green Energy is based in Paringa, SA.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Dareton

Sunlight Hours in Dareton

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 24 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Dareton

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 34.1° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Dareton, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Dardanup West, WA, which is about 2428.0 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.