Are Solar Panels Worth It In Dubbo?

Dubbo is located in New South Wales about 301.3 km north west of Sydney and 488.2 km south west of Lyra. Dubbo has a latitude of 32.2 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Dubbo

Rebate for Dubbo 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 Dubbo 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 Dubbo
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 44.0 km from Dubbo.

Dubbo, NSW is in the 2830 postcode area which has around 8340 solar installations under 10 kW and about 9033 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 16491 households in the 2830 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.53 kW) for about every 2.0 dwellings.

Here are 18 solar installers near to or in Dubbo.

Solar Installers near toDubbo
NameDistanceDetails
Platinum Solar Dubbo1.8kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia1.9kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar2.0kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy2.1kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions2.4kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas2.4kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West3.0kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax3.1kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)45.4kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Hennys Warehouse69.0kmHennys Warehouse is based in Peak Hill, NSW.
Ecotronics98.0kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee98.6kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee100.1kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical100.2kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions100.8kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
See Solar111.5kmSee Solar is based in Parkes, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive114.9kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System120.2kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Dubbo

Sunlight Hours in Dubbo

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 15 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Dubbo

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.2° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Dubbo, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Duaringa, QLD, which is about 952.2 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.