Are Solar Panels Worth It In Piallaway?

Piallaway is located in New South Wales about 314.5 km north of Sydney and 284.1 km south west of Lyra. Piallaway has a latitude of 31.1 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Piallaway

Rebate for Piallaway 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 Piallaway by month. The maximum is 7.27 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.80 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Piallaway
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.177.27
Feb23.246.46
Mar19.985.55
Apr15.884.41
May12.193.39
Jun10.072.80
Jul11.073.07
Aug14.323.98
Sep18.455.13
Oct22.096.14
Nov24.226.73
Dec26.167.27

Figures from the weather station at Tamworth, which is approximately 30.7 km from Piallaway.

Piallaway, NSW is in the 2342 postcode area which has around 50 solar installations under 10 kW and about 61 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 259 households in the 2342 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.60 kW) for about every 5.2 dwellings.

Here are 13 solar installers near to or in Piallaway.

Solar Installers near toPiallaway
NameDistanceDetails
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth31.7kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth is based in Duri, NSW.
Siteguard32.6kmSiteguard is based in Westdale, NSW.
Max Fox Electrical - Inland Solar37.0kmMax Fox Electrical - Inland Solar is based in Taminda, NSW.
Tamworth Satellite & Electrical Services38.1kmTamworth Satellite & Electrical Services is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Thompson Tim & Dale Electrical38.1kmThompson Tim & Dale Electrical is based in Hillvue, NSW.
Tamworth Solar Security Lighting38.2kmTamworth Solar Security Lighting is based in Tamworth, NSW.
NS Energy - Solahart Tamworth38.4kmNS Energy - Solahart Tamworth is based in Tamworth, NSW.
WYNERGY39.8kmWYNERGY is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Eco Energy & Solar Solutions45.2kmEco Energy & Solar Solutions is based in Nemingha, NSW.
Meralli Solar107.3kmMeralli Solar is based in Uralla, NSW.
AppSolar110.6kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia113.0kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System124.0kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Piallaway

Sunlight Hours in Piallaway

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 Piallaway

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 31.1° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Piallaway, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Piallamore, NSW, which is about 52.6 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.