Are Solar Panels Worth It In Little Plain?

Little Plain is located in New South Wales about 323.5 km south west of Brisbane and 133.6 km south west of Lyra. Little Plain has a latitude of 29.7 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Little Plain, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Little Plain

Rebate for Little Plain 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 Little Plain 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 Little Plain
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 12.8 km from Little Plain.

Little Plain, NSW is in the 2360 postcode area which has around 2073 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2247 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 5859 households in the 2360 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.48 kW) for about every 2.8 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toLittle Plain
NameDistanceDetails
Gwydir Water Services16.0kmGwydir Water Services is based in Delungra, NSW.
Sapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell16.1kmSapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell is based in Inverell, NSW.
Run On Sun Australia75.5kmRun On Sun Australia is based in Emmaville, NSW.
YellowDot Energy111.6kmYellowDot Energy is based in Moree, NSW.
Greenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney112.1kmGreenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney is based in Moree, NSW.
Meralli Solar113.2kmMeralli Solar is based in Uralla, NSW.
Plan A Electrical113.5kmPlan A Electrical is based in Moree, NSW.
AppSolar130.3kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia130.5kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
All About Solar136.5kmAll About Solar is based in Pillar Valley, NSW.
Siteguard149.3kmSiteguard is based in Westdale, NSW.
Tamworth Solar Security Lighting150.0kmTamworth Solar Security Lighting is based in Tamworth, NSW.
WYNERGY150.2kmWYNERGY is based in Tamworth, NSW.
NS Energy - Solahart Tamworth150.7kmNS Energy - Solahart Tamworth is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Tamworth Satellite & Electrical Services150.9kmTamworth Satellite & Electrical Services is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Max Fox Electrical - Inland Solar151.2kmMax Fox Electrical - Inland Solar is based in Taminda, NSW.
Solar Blessing153.7kmSolar Blessing is based in Stanthorpe, QLD.
Eco Energy & Solar Solutions154.0kmEco Energy & Solar Solutions is based in Nemingha, NSW.
Thompson Tim & Dale Electrical154.4kmThompson Tim & Dale Electrical is based in Hillvue, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Little Plain

Sunlight Hours in Little Plain

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 2 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Little Plain

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 29.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Little Plain, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Little Pine Lagoon, TAS, which is about 1418.1 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.