Are Solar Panels Worth It In Lake Wyangan?

Lake Wyangan is located in New South Wales about 307.0 km north west of Canberra and 814.9 km south west of Lyra. Lake Wyangan has a latitude of 34.2 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Lake Wyangan, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Lake Wyangan

Rebate for Lake Wyangan 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 Lake Wyangan by month. The maximum is 7.74 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.38 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Lake Wyangan
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.857.74
Feb24.336.76
Mar20.435.68
Apr14.944.15
May10.903.03
Jun8.582.38
Jul9.382.61
Aug12.623.51
Sep17.154.76
Oct22.146.15
Nov25.327.03
Dec27.697.69

Figures from the weather station at Griffith, which is approximately 11.9 km from Lake Wyangan.

Lake Wyangan, NSW is in the 2680 postcode area which has around 2415 solar installations under 10 kW and about 3063 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 8399 households in the 2680 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.67 kW) for about every 3.5 dwellings.

Here are 13 solar installers near to or in Lake Wyangan.

Solar Installers near toLake Wyangan
NameDistanceDetails
TSU Electrical / Solar7.4kmTSU Electrical / Solar is based in Griffith, NSW.
PRE Solar7.8kmPRE Solar is based in Griffith, NSW.
Andreazza Electrical7.9kmAndreazza Electrical is based in Griffith, NSW.
GS & BD Electrics8.4kmGS & BD Electrics is based in Narrandera, NSW.
GN & ZEF ELECTRICAL8.5kmGN & ZEF ELECTRICAL is based in Griffith, NSW.
Riverina Complete Solar8.6kmRiverina Complete Solar is based in Griffith, NSW.
Solar Mad Stadium8.8kmSolar Mad Stadium is based in Griffith, NSW.
Solar Mad8.8kmSolar Mad is based in Griffith, NSW.
SFM Services78.0kmSFM Services is based in Coleambally, NSW.
Cherry Energy Solutions92.0kmCherry Energy Solutions is based in Eight Mile Plains, QLD.
Kuga Electrical92.9kmKuga Electrical is based in Keysborough, VIC.
Biztek Solutions106.4kmBiztek Solutions is based in Lake Cargelligo, NSW.
Matt Hatty Electrical & Solar113.0kmMatt Hatty Electrical & Solar is based in Ganmain, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Lake Wyangan

Sunlight Hours in Lake Wyangan

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 25 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Lake Wyangan

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 34.2° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Lake Wyangan, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Lake Wongan, VIC, which is about 454.5 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.