Are Solar Panels Worth It In Kookabookra?

Kookabookra is located in New South Wales about 301.7 km south of Brisbane and 134.9 km south of Lyra. Kookabookra has a latitude of 30.0 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Kookabookra

Rebate for Kookabookra 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 Kookabookra 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 Kookabookra
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 94.2 km from Kookabookra.

Kookabookra, 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. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

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 16 solar installers near to or in Kookabookra.

Solar Installers near toKookabookra
NameDistanceDetails
All About Solar37.2kmAll About Solar is based in Pillar Valley, NSW.
Run On Sun Australia82.9kmRun On Sun Australia is based in Emmaville, NSW.
Meralli Solar84.0kmMeralli Solar is based in Uralla, NSW.
Northern Rivers Renewable Energy88.9kmNorthern Rivers Renewable Energy is based in Minnie Water, NSW.
Sapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell91.0kmSapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell is based in Inverell, NSW.
Jcn Energy96.1kmJcn Energy is based in Grafton, NSW.
The Solar Collective97.3kmThe Solar Collective is based in Grafton, NSW.
Go Solar Power101.8kmGo Solar Power is based in Helensvale, QLD.
SAE Group107.7kmSAE Group is based in Ballina, NSW.
Commercial Solar Energy107.8kmCommercial Solar Energy is based in Coffs Harbour, NSW.
Coffs Solar Energy107.8kmCoffs Solar Energy is based in North Boambee Valley, NSW.
Infinity Power Coffs Harbour107.9kmInfinity Power Coffs Harbour is based in Coffs Harbour, NSW.
Mega Watt Power (Si Clean Energy) EST 1989108.0kmMega Watt Power (Si Clean Energy) EST 1989 is based in Coffs Harbour, NSW.
Solar Depot - NSW109.1kmSolar Depot - NSW is based in Coffs Harbour, NSW.
Solahart Coffs Coast109.9kmSolahart Coffs Coast is based in Coffs Harbour, NSW.
Arkana Energy110.0kmArkana Energy is based in Coffs Harbour, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Kookabookra

Sunlight Hours in Kookabookra

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 4 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Kookabookra

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 30.0° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Kookabookra, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Koojan, WA, which is about 3436.8 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.