Are Solar Panels Worth It In Maitland Bar?

Maitland Bar is located in New South Wales about 207.3 km north west of Sydney and 493.9 km south west of Lyra. Maitland Bar has a latitude of 32.7 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Maitland Bar, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Maitland Bar

Rebate for Maitland Bar 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 Maitland Bar by month. The maximum is 7.44 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.56 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Maitland Bar
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.737.43
Feb23.476.52
Mar19.885.52
Apr15.334.26
May11.513.20
Jun9.212.56
Jul10.172.82
Aug13.353.71
Sep17.764.93
Oct21.996.11
Nov24.546.82
Dec26.807.44

Figures from the weather station at Wellington, which is approximately 49.1 km from Maitland Bar.

Maitland Bar, 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 27 solar installers near to or in Maitland Bar.

Solar Installers near toMaitland Bar
NameDistanceDetails
Ecotronics20.3kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee22.0kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee22.7kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical22.7kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions22.9kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
powerdepot47.3kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)50.7kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical51.3kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
BlackLab Solar53.4kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions59.2kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
Unilec Solar & Electrical64.5kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
Solar ~ Central West Co.65.9kmSolar ~ Central West Co. is based in Orange, NSW.
Lung Fish66.0kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.
Efficient Air & Energy67.3kmEfficient Air & Energy is based in Orange, NSW.
Central West Solar68.0kmCentral West Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Kenjarhy Solar68.7kmKenjarhy Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Hybrid Power Systems68.8kmHybrid Power Systems is based in Orange, NSW.
Dynamic Solar70.8kmDynamic Solar is based in Lucknow, NSW.
Large Solar Installs76.6kmLarge Solar Installs is based in Kelso, NSW.
Platinum Solar Bathurst77.2kmPlatinum Solar Bathurst is based in Kelso, NSW.
Solarcomm80.2kmSolarcomm is based in Ben Bullen, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas91.8kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar92.3kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy92.4kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions94.8kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia94.8kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West95.2kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Maitland Bar

Sunlight Hours in Maitland Bar

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 Maitland Bar

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 Maitland Bar, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Maitland, WA, which is about 3482.2 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.