Are Solar Panels Worth It In Manera Heights?

Manera Heights is located in New South Wales about 301.4 km north west of Sydney and 489.6 km south west of Lyra. Manera Heights has a latitude of 32.2 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Manera Heights, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Manera Heights

Rebate for Manera Heights 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 Manera Heights 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 Manera Heights
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 44.0 km from Manera Heights.

Manera Heights, NSW is in the 2830 postcode area which has around 8340 solar installations under 10 kW and about 9033 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 16491 households in the 2830 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.53 kW) for about every 2.0 dwellings.

Here are 18 solar installers near to or in Manera Heights.

Solar Installers near toManera Heights
NameDistanceDetails
AG-MURF Australia0.8kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions1.1kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo1.2kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy1.7kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West1.8kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax1.9kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar1.9kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas2.4kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)45.2kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Hennys Warehouse67.6kmHennys Warehouse is based in Peak Hill, NSW.
Ecotronics98.4kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee99.0kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee100.5kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical100.6kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions101.2kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
See Solar110.2kmSee Solar is based in Parkes, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive116.2kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Lung Fish120.6kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Manera Heights

Sunlight Hours in Manera Heights

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 15 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Manera Heights

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.2° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Manera Heights, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Mandurang South, VIC, which is about 649.4 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.