Are Solar Panels Worth It In Menah?

Menah is located in New South Wales about 214.5 km north west of Sydney and 468.7 km south west of Lyra. Menah has a latitude of 32.5 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Menah

Rebate for Menah 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 Menah 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 Menah
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 53.1 km from Menah.

Menah, 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. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

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 Menah.

Solar Installers near toMenah
NameDistanceDetails
Arkana Energy Mudgee8.4kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Ecotronics8.8kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee9.6kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical9.8kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions10.3kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical49.9kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
BlackLab Solar50.1kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)55.7kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
powerdepot55.8kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions58.1kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
Active Solar & Gas89.6kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Unilec Solar & Electrical89.6kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar90.1kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy90.3kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Lung Fish91.2kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.
Solar ~ Central West Co.91.2kmSolar ~ Central West Co. is based in Orange, NSW.
Efficient Air & Energy92.5kmEfficient Air & Energy is based in Orange, NSW.
Solarcomm92.6kmSolarcomm is based in Ben Bullen, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia92.7kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions92.8kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo93.1kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Central West Solar93.2kmCentral West Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West93.4kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax93.5kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Kenjarhy Solar94.0kmKenjarhy Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Hybrid Power Systems94.0kmHybrid Power Systems is based in Orange, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Menah

Sunlight Hours in Menah

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 16 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Menah

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Menah, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Mena Park, VIC, which is about 780.3 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.