Are Solar Panels Worth It In New Mexico?

New Mexico is located in New South Wales about 349.8 km north of Sydney and 242.1 km south west of Lyra. New Mexico has a latitude of 30.8 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in New Mexico, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for New Mexico

Rebate for New Mexico 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 New Mexico by month. The maximum is 7.26 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.79 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in New Mexico
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.137.26
Feb23.256.46
Mar20.045.57
Apr15.954.43
May12.223.39
Jun10.062.79
Jul11.083.08
Aug14.363.99
Sep18.495.14
Oct22.116.14
Nov24.216.73
Dec26.157.26

Figures from the weather station at Tamworth Airport, which is approximately 40.1 km from New Mexico.

New Mexico, NSW is in the 2346 postcode area which has around 427 solar installations under 10 kW and about 469 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 1538 households in the 2346 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.02 kW) for about every 3.6 dwellings.

Here are 17 solar installers near to or in New Mexico.

Solar Installers near toNew Mexico
NameDistanceDetails
Siteguard39.5kmSiteguard is based in Westdale, NSW.
Tamworth Solar Security Lighting43.0kmTamworth Solar Security Lighting is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Max Fox Electrical - Inland Solar43.5kmMax Fox Electrical - Inland Solar is based in Taminda, NSW.
NS Energy - Solahart Tamworth43.7kmNS Energy - Solahart Tamworth is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Tamworth Satellite & Electrical Services43.7kmTamworth Satellite & Electrical Services is based in Tamworth, NSW.
WYNERGY44.0kmWYNERGY is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Thompson Tim & Dale Electrical46.8kmThompson Tim & Dale Electrical is based in Hillvue, NSW.
Eco Energy & Solar Solutions50.2kmEco Energy & Solar Solutions is based in Nemingha, NSW.
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth53.0kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth is based in Duri, NSW.
Meralli Solar78.9kmMeralli Solar is based in Uralla, NSW.
AppSolar98.3kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia100.4kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Sapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell117.1kmSapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell is based in Inverell, NSW.
Gwydir Water Services122.9kmGwydir Water Services is based in Delungra, NSW.
Go Solar Power130.2kmGo Solar Power is based in Helensvale, QLD.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System150.8kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive163.5kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to New Mexico

Sunlight Hours in New Mexico

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 7 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in New Mexico

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 30.8° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after New Mexico, is to look at if solar power is worth it in New Mapoon, QLD, which is about 2377.6 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.