Are Solar Panels Worth It In Leadville?

Leadville is located in New South Wales about 254.2 km north west of Sydney and 418.4 km south west of Lyra. Leadville has a latitude of 32.0 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Leadville

Rebate for Leadville 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 Leadville by month. The maximum is 7.46 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.58 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Leadville
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.827.45
Feb23.556.54
Mar19.935.54
Apr15.394.28
May11.573.21
Jun9.302.58
Jul10.232.84
Aug13.363.71
Sep17.744.93
Oct21.996.11
Nov24.516.81
Dec26.847.46

Figures from the weather station at Wellington, which is approximately 77.2 km from Leadville.

Leadville, NSW is in the 2844 postcode area which has around 264 solar installations under 10 kW and about 300 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 721 households in the 2844 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.38 kW) for about every 2.7 dwellings.

Here are 25 solar installers near to or in Leadville.

Solar Installers near toLeadville
NameDistanceDetails
Arkana Energy Mudgee62.9kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee63.4kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical63.5kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions63.8kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Ecotronics64.1kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)82.3kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
BlackLab Solar90.4kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas90.8kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar91.3kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System91.4kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Macquarie Energy91.5kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical92.4kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo93.3kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia93.3kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions93.7kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West94.4kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax94.5kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive97.7kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions98.8kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
powerdepot105.9kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
Solar Connections128.5kmSolar Connections is based in Springwood, NSW.
Aeromagnetics134.4kmAeromagnetics is based in Jerrys Plains, NSW.
Solarcomm142.6kmSolarcomm is based in Ben Bullen, NSW.
Unilec Solar & Electrical143.0kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
Lung Fish144.1kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Leadville

Sunlight Hours in Leadville

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

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Leadville

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.0° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Leadville, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Leabrook, SA, which is about 1062.5 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.