Are Solar Panels Worth It In Mount Frome?

Mount Frome is located in New South Wales about 199.8 km north west of Sydney and 471.0 km south west of Lyra. Mount Frome has a latitude of 32.6 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Mount Frome, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Mount Frome

Rebate for Mount Frome 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 Mount Frome 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 Mount Frome
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 66.1 km from Mount Frome.

Mount Frome, 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. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

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 27 solar installers near to or in Mount Frome.

Solar Installers near toMount Frome
NameDistanceDetails
Mid-Western Solar Solutions5.2kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical5.7kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee5.9kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee7.3kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Ecotronics8.4kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical35.1kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
BlackLab Solar35.4kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
powerdepot42.1kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions43.3kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)68.1kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Solarcomm79.2kmSolarcomm is based in Ben Bullen, NSW.
Unilec Solar & Electrical88.3kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
Solar Connections88.5kmSolar Connections is based in Springwood, NSW.
Large Solar Installs88.9kmLarge Solar Installs is based in Kelso, NSW.
Platinum Solar Bathurst89.5kmPlatinum Solar Bathurst is based in Kelso, NSW.
Solar ~ Central West Co.89.6kmSolar ~ Central West Co. is based in Orange, NSW.
Lung Fish90.3kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.
Efficient Air & Energy90.8kmEfficient Air & Energy is based in Orange, NSW.
Central West Solar91.5kmCentral West Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Hybrid Power Systems92.1kmHybrid Power Systems is based in Orange, NSW.
Kenjarhy Solar92.2kmKenjarhy Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Dynamic Solar93.1kmDynamic Solar is based in Lucknow, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas103.9kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar104.4kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy104.6kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia107.0kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions107.1kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Mount Frome

Sunlight Hours in Mount Frome

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 17 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Mount Frome

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.6° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Mount Frome, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Mount French, QLD, which is about 587.0 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.