Are Solar Panels Worth It In Indulkana?

Indulkana is located in South Australia about 1019.3 km north west of Adelaide and 1758.4 km west of Kurrowah. Indulkana has a latitude of 27.0 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Indulkana, SA

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Indulkana 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. Indulkana is in Climate Zone 1 which has a rating of 1.622.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Indulkana during 2024 would give you 113 ST Certificates worth $4508.70 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Indulkana will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Indulkana

Rebate for Indulkana Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW34$1356.60
4 kW45$1795.50
5 kW56$2234.40
6 kW68$2713.20
6.6 kW74$2952.60
10 kW113$4508.70
12 kW136$5426.40
15 kW170$6783.00

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Indulkana by month. The maximum is 7.90 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 3.57 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Indulkana
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan28.467.90
Feb25.987.22
Mar23.326.48
Apr18.445.12
May14.574.05
Jun12.853.57
Jul13.883.86
Aug17.124.76
Sep21.005.83
Oct24.736.87
Nov26.967.49
Dec27.937.76

Figures from the weather station at Oodnadatta Airport, which is approximately 221.2 km from Indulkana.

Indulkana, SA is in the 872 postcode area which has no solar installations under 10 kW. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

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

Solar Installers near toIndulkana
NameDistanceDetails
Solar Centre Desert Knowledge Australia360.8kmSolar Centre Desert Knowledge Australia is based in Connellan, NT.
Active Electrical & Air Conditioning366.0kmActive Electrical & Air Conditioning is based in Alice Springs, NT.
Suntec366.4kmSuntec is based in Desert Springs, NT.
Alice Springs Solar367.2kmAlice Springs Solar is based in Gillen, NT.
Ecoenergy Australia367.5kmEcoenergy Australia is based in Ciccone, NT.
Electricon Contracting367.7kmElectricon Contracting is based in Ciccone, NT.
Hills Electrical & Solar NT368.2kmHills Electrical & Solar NT is based in Ciccone, NT.
Alice Air and Solar Solutions368.2kmAlice Air and Solar Solutions is based in Alice Springs, NT.
Ogden Power368.3kmOgden Power is based in Alice Springs, NT.
QLD Country Solar585.2kmQLD Country Solar is based in Mackay, QLD.
Positive Off-Grid Solutions587.6kmPositive Off-Grid Solutions is based in Davenport, WA.
SolarReserve749.8kmSolarReserve is based in Port Augusta, SA.
MF Solar & Electrical750.3kmMF Solar & Electrical is based in Port Augusta, SA.
Flinders Solutions751.5kmFlinders Solutions is based in Port Augusta, SA.
Trenstar Electrical, Data, Solar & Air conditioning752.4kmTrenstar Electrical, Data, Solar & Air conditioning is based in Quorn, SA.
All EP Solar757.6kmAll EP Solar is based in Elliston, SA.
Allstar Electrical788.9kmAllstar Electrical is based in Whyalla Norrie, SA.
CTI Solar and Electrical790.2kmCTI Solar and Electrical is based in Whyalla, SA.
Baroota Reservoir804.9kmBaroota Reservoir is based in Baroota, SA.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Indulkana

Sunlight Hours in Indulkana

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 49 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Indulkana

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 27.0° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Indulkana, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Indooroopilly, QLD, which is about 1943.4 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.