Are Solar Panels Worth It In Mintaro?

Mintaro is located in South Australia about 112.5 km north of Adelaide and 1342.8 km south west of Oman Ama. Mintaro has a latitude of 33.9 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Mintaro, SA

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Mintaro

Rebate for Mintaro 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 Mintaro by month. The maximum is 7.63 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.21 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Mintaro
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.457.63
Feb24.126.70
Mar19.415.39
Apr13.843.84
May9.692.69
Jun7.952.21
Jul8.652.40
Aug11.573.21
Sep15.724.37
Oct20.645.73
Nov24.576.82
Dec26.597.39

Figures from the weather station at Nuriootpa Pirsa, which is approximately 65.4 km from Mintaro.

Mintaro, SA is in the 5415 postcode area which has around 47 solar installations under 10 kW and about 53 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 162 households in the 5415 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.70 kW) for about every 3.4 dwellings.

Here are 22 solar installers near to or in Mintaro.

Solar Installers near toMintaro
NameDistanceDetails
Clewers Solar Solutions16.2kmClewers Solar Solutions is based in Clare, SA.
CMB Solutions18.6kmCMB Solutions is based in Armagh, SA.
Goyder Renewables Zone32.5kmGoyder Renewables Zone is based in Burra, SA.
Ezy Power Australia68.8kmEzy Power Australia is based in Tanunda, SA.
BGD Electrical & Solar72.3kmBGD Electrical & Solar is based in Gawler Belt, SA.
JPC Electrical & Solar72.7kmJPC Electrical & Solar is based in Gawler Belt, SA.
Worx Electrical And Solar73.2kmWorx Electrical And Solar is based in Willaston, SA.
Best Solar & Batteries74.0kmBest Solar & Batteries is based in Gawler, SA.
Best Solar & Batteries - South Australia74.0kmBest Solar & Batteries - South Australia is based in Gawler, SA.
Solaress Electrical & Solar Systems74.6kmSolaress Electrical & Solar Systems is based in Gawler, SA.
Energyplex75.7kmEnergyplex is based in Gawler West, SA.
Town & Country Solar75.8kmTown & Country Solar is based in Gawler South, SA.
The SOLAR CLUB ☀️79.2kmThe SOLAR CLUB ☀️ is based in Munno Para Downs, SA.
O'Dea Solar & ELectrical80.3kmO'Dea Solar & ELectrical is based in Crystal Brook, SA.
Leesong Electrical81.3kmLeesong Electrical is based in Jamestown, SA.
JBM SOLAR81.6kmJBM SOLAR is based in Munno Para, SA.
Jamestown Floating Solar81.9kmJamestown Floating Solar is based in Jamestown, SA.
Bestel Systems83.1kmBestel Systems is based in Blakeview, SA.
Rite Price Solar85.2kmRite Price Solar is based in Munno Para, SA.
Sunny Energy Australia86.2kmSunny Energy Australia is based in Buckland Park, SA.
Ledlight Technologies87.7kmLedlight Technologies is based in Terowie, SA.
Switch Energy88.3kmSwitch Energy is based in One Tree Hill, SA.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Mintaro

Sunlight Hours in Mintaro

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 23 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Mintaro

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 33.9° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Mintaro, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Mintabie, SA, which is about 901.0 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.