Are Solar Panels Worth It In Moorara?

Moorara is located in New South Wales about 429.1 km north east of Adelaide and 974.2 km south west of Oman Ama. Moorara has a latitude of 33.0 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Moorara

Rebate for Moorara 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 Moorara by month. The maximum is 7.78 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.45 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Moorara
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan28.027.78
Feb24.796.89
Mar20.435.67
Apr14.954.15
May10.722.98
Jun8.822.45
Jul9.492.64
Aug12.893.58
Sep17.164.77
Oct22.186.16
Nov25.517.09
Dec28.007.78

Figures from the weather station at Merbein, which is approximately 143.4 km from Moorara.

Moorara, NSW is in the 2648 postcode area which has around 352 solar installations under 10 kW and about 401 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 1170 households in the 2648 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.64 kW) for about every 3.3 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toMoorara
NameDistanceDetails
Sunraysia Solar Design & Installation135.5kmSunraysia Solar Design & Installation is based in Mildura, VIC.
Australian Solar Farm Services136.4kmAustralian Solar Farm Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Mildura Solar136.4kmMildura Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
Solar IQ136.5kmSolar IQ is based in Mildura, VIC.
Sunergy - Mildura136.9kmSunergy - Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
McGillivray Electrical & Building Services137.3kmMcGillivray Electrical & Building Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Rooftop Solar Mildura137.3kmRooftop Solar Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
Cetinich Electrical and Solar138.6kmCetinich Electrical and Solar is based in Nichols Point, VIC.
Brock Fitzgerald Electrical140.3kmBrock Fitzgerald Electrical is based in Mildura, VIC.
Mildura Sunray Solar142.6kmMildura Sunray Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
MR John Clohesy143.5kmMR John Clohesy is based in Irymple, VIC.
Redmud Green Energy215.3kmRedmud Green Energy is based in Paringa, SA.
YES Energy215.3kmYES Energy is based in Paringa, SA.
YES Solar215.5kmYES Solar is based in Paringa, SA.
Cherry Energy Solutions247.7kmCherry Energy Solutions is based in Eight Mile Plains, QLD.
Ash Monty Electrical248.5kmAsh Monty Electrical is based in Loxton, SA.
Creative Pools & Landscaping248.5kmCreative Pools & Landscaping is based in Loxton, SA.
Kuga Electrical248.7kmKuga Electrical is based in Keysborough, VIC.
Laser Electrical Swan Hill268.3kmLaser Electrical Swan Hill is based in Swan Hill, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Moorara

Sunlight Hours in Moorara

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 19 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Moorara

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 33.0° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Moorara, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Moorang, QLD, which is about 1100.3 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.