Are Solar Panels Worth It In Pine Grove?

Pine Grove is located in New South Wales about 405.4 km north west of Sydney and 379.6 km south west of Oman Ama. Pine Grove has a latitude of 30.9 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Pine Grove, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Pine Grove

Rebate for Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove
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 178.5 km from Pine Grove.

Pine Grove, NSW is in the 2829 postcode area which has around 574 solar installations under 10 kW and about 639 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 1431 households in the 2829 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.06 kW) for about every 2.5 dwellings.

Here are 19 solar installers in or near toPine Grove. There are also a few further away.

Solar Installers near toPine Grove
NameDistanceDetails
StarPower Advance Solar Technology26.6kmStarPower Advance Solar Technology is based in Coonamble, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive55.0kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System65.9kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia125.7kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
AppSolar125.7kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo145.9kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia146.6kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions147.1kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax147.3kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West147.3kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar147.6kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy147.7kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas147.7kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)182.5kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
YellowDot Energy196.7kmYellowDot Energy is based in Moree, NSW.
Plan A Electrical196.8kmPlan A Electrical is based in Moree, NSW.
Greenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney197.6kmGreenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney is based in Moree, NSW.
Hennys Warehouse205.9kmHennys Warehouse is based in Peak Hill, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee206.3kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Pine Grove

Sunlight Hours in Pine Grove

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 8 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Pine Grove

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 30.9° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Pine Grove, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Pine Grove, VIC, which is about 706.2 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.