Are Solar Panels Worth It In Riverlea?

Riverlea is located in New South Wales about 190.1 km north west of Sydney and 474.3 km south west of Lyra. Riverlea has a latitude of 32.7 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Riverlea

Rebate for Riverlea 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 Riverlea 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 Riverlea
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 74.2 km from Riverlea.

Riverlea, 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 25 solar installers near to or in Riverlea.

Solar Installers near toRiverlea
NameDistanceDetails
Mid-Western Solar Solutions14.3kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical14.9kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee15.0kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee16.4kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Ecotronics16.9kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical25.6kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
BlackLab Solar26.3kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
powerdepot32.9kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions33.9kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
Solarcomm70.0kmSolarcomm is based in Ben Bullen, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)75.8kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Solar Connections80.3kmSolar Connections is based in Springwood, NSW.
Large Solar Installs82.6kmLarge Solar Installs is based in Kelso, NSW.
Platinum Solar Bathurst83.2kmPlatinum Solar Bathurst is based in Kelso, NSW.
Unilec Solar & Electrical87.3kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
Solar ~ Central West Co.88.3kmSolar ~ Central West Co. is based in Orange, NSW.
Lung Fish89.4kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.
Efficient Air & Energy89.5kmEfficient Air & Energy is based in Orange, NSW.
Central West Solar90.2kmCentral West Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Hybrid Power Systems90.5kmHybrid Power Systems is based in Orange, NSW.
Kenjarhy Solar90.8kmKenjarhy Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Dynamic Solar90.9kmDynamic Solar is based in Lucknow, NSW.
Aeromagnetics111.4kmAeromagnetics is based in Jerrys Plains, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas112.9kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar113.4kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Riverlea

Sunlight Hours in Riverlea

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 Riverlea

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Riverlea, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Riverhills, QLD, which is about 646.3 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.