Are Solar Panels Worth It In Gilgooma?

Gilgooma is located in New South Wales about 429.0 km north west of Sydney and 375.3 km south west of Oman Ama. Gilgooma has a latitude of 30.7 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Gilgooma

Rebate for Gilgooma 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 Gilgooma by month. The maximum is 7.42 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 3.13 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Gilgooma
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.707.42
Feb23.966.65
Mar21.225.89
Apr17.064.74
May13.413.73
Jun11.283.13
Jul12.263.41
Aug15.584.33
Sep19.575.43
Oct22.816.34
Nov24.936.93
Dec26.687.41

Figures from the weather station at Moree Aerodrome, which is approximately 188.9 km from Gilgooma.

Gilgooma, 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 toGilgooma. There are also a few further away.

Solar Installers near toGilgooma
NameDistanceDetails
StarPower Advance Solar Technology26.3kmStarPower Advance Solar Technology is based in Coonamble, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive78.4kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System88.6kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia128.8kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
AppSolar129.2kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo165.5kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia166.2kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions166.6kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax166.8kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West166.8kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar167.3kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy167.4kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas167.5kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Plan A Electrical189.9kmPlan A Electrical is based in Moree, NSW.
YellowDot Energy190.0kmYellowDot Energy is based in Moree, NSW.
Greenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney190.7kmGreenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney is based in Moree, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)203.9kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Hennys Warehouse222.6kmHennys Warehouse is based in Peak Hill, NSW.
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth224.5kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth is based in Duri, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Gilgooma

Sunlight Hours in Gilgooma

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 7 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Gilgooma

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 30.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Gilgooma, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Gilgering, WA, which is about 3005.0 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.