Are Solar Panels Worth It In Glen Innes?

Glen Innes is located in New South Wales about 283.5 km south west of Brisbane and 103.6 km south of Lyra. Glen Innes has a latitude of 29.8 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Glen Innes, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Glen Innes

Rebate for Glen Innes 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 Glen Innes by month. The maximum is 7.12 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 3.00 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Glen Innes
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan25.647.12
Feb22.796.33
Mar20.095.58
Apr16.244.51
May12.783.55
Jun10.793.00
Jul11.783.27
Aug15.124.20
Sep18.985.27
Oct22.236.18
Nov24.066.68
Dec25.487.08

Figures from the weather station at Inverell, which is approximately 63.2 km from Glen Innes.

Glen Innes, NSW is in the 2370 postcode area which has around 1031 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1112 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 3485 households in the 2370 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.39 kW) for about every 3.4 dwellings.

Here are 9 solar installers near to or in Glen Innes.

Solar Installers near toGlen Innes
NameDistanceDetails
Run On Sun Australia44.0kmRun On Sun Australia is based in Emmaville, NSW.
Sapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell59.6kmSapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell is based in Inverell, NSW.
All About Solar62.0kmAll About Solar is based in Pillar Valley, NSW.
Gwydir Water Services89.0kmGwydir Water Services is based in Delungra, NSW.
Meralli Solar101.6kmMeralli Solar is based in Uralla, NSW.
Jcn Energy115.1kmJcn Energy is based in Grafton, NSW.
Northern Rivers Renewable Energy115.2kmNorthern Rivers Renewable Energy is based in Minnie Water, NSW.
The Solar Collective116.4kmThe Solar Collective is based in Grafton, NSW.
Solar Blessing123.5kmSolar Blessing is based in Stanthorpe, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Glen Innes

Sunlight Hours in Glen Innes

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 2 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Glen Innes

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 29.8° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Glen Innes, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Glen Huon, TAS, which is about 1536.4 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.