Are Solar Panels Worth It In Fowlers Gap?

Fowlers Gap is located in New South Wales about 489.2 km north east of Adelaide and 984.9 km west of Oman Ama. Fowlers Gap has a latitude of 31.4 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Fowlers Gap, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Fowlers Gap

Rebate for Fowlers Gap 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 Fowlers Gap 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 Fowlers Gap
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 318.6 km from Fowlers Gap.

Fowlers Gap, NSW is in the 2880 postcode area which has around 4697 solar installations under 10 kW and about 5041 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 9610 households in the 2880 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.45 kW) for about every 2.0 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toFowlers Gap
NameDistanceDetails
📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur304.1km📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur is based in Blacktown, NSW.
Sunraysia Solar Design & Installation314.9kmSunraysia Solar Design & Installation is based in Mildura, VIC.
Mildura Solar317.1kmMildura Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
Australian Solar Farm Services317.1kmAustralian Solar Farm Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Solar IQ317.1kmSolar IQ is based in Mildura, VIC.
Brock Fitzgerald Electrical317.5kmBrock Fitzgerald Electrical is based in Mildura, VIC.
Sunergy - Mildura318.1kmSunergy - Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
McGillivray Electrical & Building Services318.1kmMcGillivray Electrical & Building Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Rooftop Solar Mildura318.6kmRooftop Solar Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
Cetinich Electrical and Solar320.4kmCetinich Electrical and Solar is based in Nichols Point, VIC.
Mildura Sunray Solar321.7kmMildura Sunray Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
YES Solar324.2kmYES Solar is based in Paringa, SA.
Redmud Green Energy324.2kmRedmud Green Energy is based in Paringa, SA.
YES Energy324.2kmYES Energy is based in Paringa, SA.
MR John Clohesy324.9kmMR John Clohesy is based in Irymple, VIC.
Ledlight Technologies326.7kmLedlight Technologies is based in Terowie, SA.
GB Electrical350.8kmGB Electrical is based in Waikerie, SA.
Leesong Electrical354.0kmLeesong Electrical is based in Jamestown, SA.
Jamestown Floating Solar356.1kmJamestown Floating Solar is based in Jamestown, SA.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Fowlers Gap

Sunlight Hours in Fowlers Gap

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 10 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Fowlers Gap

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 31.4° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Fowlers Gap, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Fowlers Bay, SA, which is about 877.0 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.