Are Solar Panels Worth It In Mudgee?

Mudgee is located in New South Wales about 206.4 km north west of Sydney and 474.2 km south west of Lyra. Mudgee has a latitude of 32.6 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Mudgee

Rebate for Mudgee 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 Mudgee 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 Mudgee
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 57.7 km from Mudgee.

Mudgee, 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. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

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 Mudgee.

Solar Installers near toMudgee
NameDistanceDetails
Ecotronics0.0kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee1.7kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee2.8kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical2.8kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions3.3kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical42.6kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
BlackLab Solar43.2kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
powerdepot47.1kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions50.9kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)59.7kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Solarcomm83.8kmSolarcomm is based in Ben Bullen, NSW.
Unilec Solar & Electrical84.3kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
Solar ~ Central West Co.85.7kmSolar ~ Central West Co. is based in Orange, NSW.
Lung Fish86.0kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.
Efficient Air & Energy87.0kmEfficient Air & Energy is based in Orange, NSW.
Central West Solar87.7kmCentral West Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Hybrid Power Systems88.4kmHybrid Power Systems is based in Orange, NSW.
Kenjarhy Solar88.4kmKenjarhy Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Large Solar Installs89.6kmLarge Solar Installs is based in Kelso, NSW.
Dynamic Solar90.0kmDynamic Solar is based in Lucknow, NSW.
Platinum Solar Bathurst90.2kmPlatinum Solar Bathurst is based in Kelso, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas96.0kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar96.5kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy96.7kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Solar Connections96.7kmSolar Connections is based in Springwood, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia99.1kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions99.2kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Mudgee

Sunlight Hours in Mudgee

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 Mudgee

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 Mudgee, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Mudamuckla, SA, which is about 1457.3 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.