Are Solar Panels Worth It In Mount Harris?

Mount Harris is located in New South Wales about 446.1 km north west of Sydney and 466.7 km south west of Oman Ama. Mount Harris has a latitude of 31.2 degrees South.

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

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Mount Harris 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 Harris is in Climate Zone 2 which has a rating of 1.536.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Mount Harris during 2024 would give you 107 ST Certificates worth $4269.30 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Mount Harris will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Mount Harris

Rebate for Mount Harris Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW32$1276.80
4 kW43$1715.70
5 kW53$2114.70
6 kW64$2553.60
6.6 kW70$2793.00
10 kW107$4269.30
12 kW129$5147.10
15 kW161$6423.90

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Mount Harris by month. The maximum is 7.68 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.82 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Mount Harris
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.437.62
Feb24.306.75
Mar21.335.93
Apr16.464.57
May12.403.45
Jun10.172.82
Jul11.313.14
Aug14.554.04
Sep18.975.27
Oct22.996.39
Nov25.537.09
Dec27.647.68

Figures from the weather station at Cobar Mo, which is approximately 179.5 km from Mount Harris.

Mount Harris, NSW is in the 2824 postcode area which has around 454 solar installations under 10 kW and about 518 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 1010 households in the 2824 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.02 kW) for about every 2.2 dwellings.

Here are 7 solar installers near to or in Mount Harris.

Solar Installers near toMount Harris
NameDistanceDetails
StarPower Advance Solar Technology71.7kmStarPower Advance Solar Technology is based in Coonamble, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive132.9kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System146.8kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo147.1kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax147.6kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West147.6kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia147.7kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Mount Harris

Sunlight Hours in Mount Harris

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 9 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Mount Harris

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 31.2° 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 Harris, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Mount Hardman, WA, which is about 2743.0 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.