Are Solar Panels Worth It In Lue?

Lue is located in New South Wales about 185.3 km north west of Sydney and 466.3 km south west of Lyra. Lue has a latitude of 32.7 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Lue

Rebate for Lue 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 Lue 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 Lue
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 83.9 km from Lue.

Lue, NSW is in the 2850 postcode area which has around 2437 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2746 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 8509 households in the 2850 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.77 kW) for about every 3.5 dwellings.

Here are 26 solar installers near to or in Lue.

Solar Installers near toLue
NameDistanceDetails
BlackLab Solar19.2kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical20.1kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions23.0kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical23.5kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee23.7kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee25.1kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Ecotronics26.1kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions27.6kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
powerdepot34.2kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
Solarcomm70.1kmSolarcomm is based in Ben Bullen, NSW.
Solar Connections70.8kmSolar Connections is based in Springwood, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)85.8kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Large Solar Installs88.3kmLarge Solar Installs is based in Kelso, NSW.
Platinum Solar Bathurst88.9kmPlatinum Solar Bathurst is based in Kelso, NSW.
Unilec Solar & Electrical97.4kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
Solar ~ Central West Co.98.3kmSolar ~ Central West Co. is based in Orange, NSW.
Efficient Air & Energy99.5kmEfficient Air & Energy is based in Orange, NSW.
Lung Fish99.7kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.
Central West Solar100.2kmCentral West Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Aeromagnetics100.2kmAeromagnetics is based in Jerrys Plains, NSW.
Hybrid Power Systems100.3kmHybrid Power Systems is based in Orange, NSW.
Dynamic Solar100.4kmDynamic Solar is based in Lucknow, NSW.
Kenjarhy Solar100.7kmKenjarhy Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Solar Bargains115.9kmSolar Bargains is based in Broke, NSW.
MJJs Solar121.1kmMJJs Solar is based in Singleton, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas121.4kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Lue

Sunlight Hours in Lue

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 17 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Lue

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Lue, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Ludmilla, NT, which is about 2967.4 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.