Are Solar Panels Worth It In Macquarie Marshes?

Macquarie Marshes is located in New South Wales about 487.4 km north west of Sydney and 438.2 km south west of Oman Ama. Macquarie Marshes has a latitude of 30.7 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Macquarie Marshes, NSW

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Macquarie Marshes 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. Macquarie Marshes is in Climate Zone 2 which has a rating of 1.536.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Macquarie Marshes during 2024 would give you 107 ST Certificates worth $4269.30 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Macquarie Marshes will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Macquarie Marshes

Rebate for Macquarie Marshes Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW32$1276.80
4 kW43$1715.70
5 kW53$2114.70
6 kW64$2553.60
6.6 kW70$2793.00
10 kW107$4269.30
12 kW129$5147.10
15 kW161$6423.90

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Macquarie Marshes by month. The maximum is 7.68 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.82 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Macquarie Marshes
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.437.62
Feb24.306.75
Mar21.335.93
Apr16.464.57
May12.403.45
Jun10.172.82
Jul11.313.14
Aug14.554.04
Sep18.975.27
Oct22.996.39
Nov25.537.09
Dec27.647.68

Figures from the weather station at Cobar Mo, which is approximately 192.6 km from Macquarie Marshes.

Macquarie Marshes, NSW is in the 2831 postcode area which has around 516 solar installations under 10 kW and about 554 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 905 households in the 2831 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.66 kW) for about every 1.8 dwellings.

Here are 19 solar installers in or near toMacquarie Marshes. There are also a few further away.

Solar Installers near toMacquarie Marshes
NameDistanceDetails
StarPower Advance Solar Technology78.0kmStarPower Advance Solar Technology is based in Coonamble, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive152.0kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System164.9kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur179.7km📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur is based in Blacktown, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo194.7kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia195.4kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax195.4kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West195.5kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions195.7kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar197.4kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy197.5kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas197.8kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia209.5kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
AppSolar210.4kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Hennys Warehouse232.2kmHennys Warehouse is based in Peak Hill, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)240.3kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Plan A Electrical251.9kmPlan A Electrical is based in Moree, NSW.
YellowDot Energy252.6kmYellowDot Energy is based in Moree, NSW.
Greenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney253.0kmGreenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney is based in Moree, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Macquarie Marshes

Sunlight Hours in Macquarie Marshes

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 7 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Macquarie Marshes

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 30.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Macquarie Marshes, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Macquarie Links, NSW, which is about 475.7 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.