Are Solar Panels Worth It In Mallee Hill?

Mallee Hill is located in Western Australia about 302.3 km south east of Perth and 3145.1 km west of Oman Ama. Mallee Hill has a latitude of 33.2 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Mallee Hill, WA

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Mallee Hill

Rebate for Mallee Hill 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 Mallee Hill by month. The maximum is 6.85 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.13 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Mallee Hill
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.206.72
Feb20.695.75
Mar16.094.47
Apr12.093.36
May8.982.49
Jun7.672.13
Jul8.422.34
Aug11.133.09
Sep14.744.09
Oct18.355.10
Nov22.106.14
Dec24.686.85

Figures from the weather station at Albany Airport, which is approximately 210.1 km from Mallee Hill.

Mallee Hill, WA is in the 6353 postcode area which has around 105 solar installations under 10 kW and about 111 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 440 households in the 6353 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.81 kW) for about every 4.2 dwellings.

Here are 19 solar installers in or near toMallee Hill. There are also a few further away.

Solar Installers near toMallee Hill
NameDistanceDetails
The 12 Volt World213.4kmThe 12 Volt World is based in Yakamia, WA.
ABA Security and Electrical, Electricians Albany214.5kmABA Security and Electrical, Electricians Albany is based in Mira Mar, WA.
Albany Solar214.7kmAlbany Solar is based in Centennial Park, WA.
Solahart Albany & Great Southern214.8kmSolahart Albany & Great Southern is based in Centennial Park, WA.
Solar Power WA215.1kmSolar Power WA is based in Centennial Park, WA.
Solar Equip228.7kmSolar Equip is based in Boyup Brook, WA.
Dsr Energy233.5kmDsr Energy is based in Kordabup, WA.
CDA Air and Solar234.5kmCDA Air and Solar is based in York, WA.
Miller Solar242.8kmMiller Solar is based in Denmark, WA.
Naked Energy248.8kmNaked Energy is based in Maddington, WA.
CDA Air & Solar258.8kmCDA Air & Solar is based in Northam, WA.
Aviva Energy Solutions262.1kmAviva Energy Solutions is based in Newdegate, WA.
Precision Solar and Battery South West269.6kmPrecision Solar and Battery South West is based in Centennial Park, WA.
Swan Solar270.9kmSwan Solar is based in Wooroloo, WA.
Sun Select274.7kmSun Select is based in Westminster, WA.
Absel277.6kmAbsel is based in Byford, WA.
Renova Solar278.6kmRenova Solar is based in Armadale, WA.
AusInd Solar278.6kmAusInd Solar is based in Armadale, WA.
ASG Global Aus278.6kmASG Global Aus is based in Armadale, WA.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Mallee Hill

Sunlight Hours in Mallee Hill

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 20 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Mallee Hill

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 33.2° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Mallee Hill, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Mallee, NSW, which is about 2197.6 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.