Are Solar Panels Worth It In Montefiores?

Montefiores is located in New South Wales about 258.6 km north west of Sydney and 497.0 km south west of Lyra. Montefiores has a latitude of 32.5 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Montefiores

Rebate for Montefiores 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 Montefiores 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 Montefiores
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 4.0 km from Montefiores.

Montefiores, NSW is in the 2820 postcode area which has around 821 solar installations under 10 kW and about 909 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 3070 households in the 2820 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.16 kW) for about every 3.7 dwellings.

Here are 25 solar installers near to or in Montefiores.

Solar Installers near toMontefiores
NameDistanceDetails
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)2.0kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas41.4kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar41.8kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy41.8kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions44.0kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia44.1kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West44.4kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax44.5kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo44.8kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Ecotronics60.3kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee61.4kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee62.8kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical63.0kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions63.5kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Hennys Warehouse73.2kmHennys Warehouse is based in Peak Hill, NSW.
Lung Fish82.2kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.
Unilec Solar & Electrical82.5kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
Solar ~ Central West Co.84.7kmSolar ~ Central West Co. is based in Orange, NSW.
Efficient Air & Energy86.0kmEfficient Air & Energy is based in Orange, NSW.
Central West Solar86.6kmCentral West Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Kenjarhy Solar87.6kmKenjarhy Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Hybrid Power Systems88.4kmHybrid Power Systems is based in Orange, NSW.
Dynamic Solar93.4kmDynamic Solar is based in Lucknow, NSW.
powerdepot99.2kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
See Solar100.4kmSee Solar is based in Parkes, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Montefiores

Sunlight Hours in Montefiores

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 Montefiores

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 Montefiores, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Montecollum, NSW, which is about 615.5 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.