Are Solar Panels Worth It In Lacmalac?

Lacmalac is located in New South Wales about 75.9 km west of Canberra and 795.7 km south west of Lyra. Lacmalac has a latitude of 35.3 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Lacmalac

Rebate for Lacmalac 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 Lacmalac by month. The maximum is 7.03 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.84 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Lacmalac
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan25.327.03
Feb21.636.01
Mar17.914.97
Apr12.773.55
May8.712.42
Jun6.631.84
Jul6.971.94
Aug9.542.65
Sep14.073.91
Oct19.695.47
Nov22.376.21
Dec25.227.01

Figures from the weather station at Cabramurra, which is approximately 70.6 km from Lacmalac.

Lacmalac, NSW is in the 2720 postcode area which has around 1106 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1186 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 3742 households in the 2720 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.36 kW) for about every 3.4 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Lacmalac.

Solar Installers near toLacmalac
NameDistanceDetails
JE Tobin Electrical5.5kmJE Tobin Electrical is based in Tumut, NSW.
Prime Solar Energy - Canberra37.6kmPrime Solar Energy - Canberra is based in Weston, ACT.
Capital Green Energy68.5kmCapital Green Energy is based in Mitchell, ACT.
GreenGrape Solar68.9kmGreenGrape Solar is based in Wright, ACT.
SunStak Energy Solutions69.5kmSunStak Energy Solutions is based in Coombs, ACT.
ACT SOLAR POWER70.0kmACT SOLAR POWER is based in Charnwood, ACT.
Photonic Solar Solutions70.9kmPhotonic Solar Solutions is based in Kambah, ACT.
IMS ENERGY72.1kmIMS ENERGY is based in Belconnen, ACT.
4D ENERGY72.9km4D ENERGY is based in Belconnen, ACT.
Astra Solar73.0kmAstra Solar is based in Lyons, ACT.
Leaf Electrical73.1kmLeaf Electrical is based in Bruce, ACT.
Hybrid Solar Power73.8kmHybrid Solar Power is based in Phillip, ACT.
Enviro Friendly Products74.1kmEnviro Friendly Products is based in Phillip, ACT.
Capital Solar Group75.7kmCapital Solar Group is based in Canberra, ACT.
Eclipse Solar Brokers76.3kmEclipse Solar Brokers is based in Murrumbateman, NSW.
Suncurrent76.7kmSuncurrent is based in Cootamundra, NSW.
Kentbruck Green Power Hub77.3kmKentbruck Green Power Hub is based in Canberra, ACT.
Cheap Solar Inverters77.3kmCheap Solar Inverters is based in O Connor, ACT.
Capital Valley Solar77.3kmCapital Valley Solar is based in Taylor, ACT.
Econnect Solar | Canberra77.5kmEconnect Solar | Canberra is based in Canberra, ACT.
Polygon Energy77.6kmPolygon Energy is based in Canberra, ACT.
Ads Solar Canberra Office77.6kmAds Solar Canberra Office is based in Canberra, ACT.
Soly77.6kmSoly is based in Lyneham, ACT.
Intelligent Energy Solutions77.6kmIntelligent Energy Solutions is based in Canberra, ACT.
ActewAGL Solar77.9kmActewAGL Solar is based in Canberra, ACT.
Ecosmart Solar Hot Water Systems Yass & Canberra77.9kmEcosmart Solar Hot Water Systems Yass & Canberra is based in Yass, NSW.
Gnowee Solar - Solar Panels Canberra ACT78.0kmGnowee Solar - Solar Panels Canberra ACT is based in Manuka, ACT.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Lacmalac

Sunlight Hours in Lacmalac

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 31 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Lacmalac

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 35.3° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Lacmalac, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Lackrana, TAS, which is about 533.4 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.