Are Solar Panels Worth It In Rob Roy?

Rob Roy is located in New South Wales about 316.6 km south west of Brisbane and 126.7 km south west of Lyra. Rob Roy has a latitude of 29.7 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Rob Roy, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Rob Roy

Rebate for Rob Roy 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 Rob Roy by month. The maximum is 7.12 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 3.00 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Rob Roy
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan25.647.12
Feb22.796.33
Mar20.095.58
Apr16.244.51
May12.783.55
Jun10.793.00
Jul11.783.27
Aug15.124.20
Sep18.985.27
Oct22.236.18
Nov24.066.68
Dec25.487.08

Figures from the weather station at Inverell, which is approximately 10.8 km from Rob Roy.

Rob Roy, NSW is in the 2360 postcode area which has around 2073 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2247 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 5859 households in the 2360 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.48 kW) for about every 2.8 dwellings.

Here are 19 solar installers in or near toRob Roy. There are also a few further away.

Solar Installers near toRob Roy
NameDistanceDetails
Sapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell12.9kmSapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell is based in Inverell, NSW.
Gwydir Water Services19.1kmGwydir Water Services is based in Delungra, NSW.
Run On Sun Australia68.4kmRun On Sun Australia is based in Emmaville, NSW.
Meralli Solar114.8kmMeralli Solar is based in Uralla, NSW.
YellowDot Energy115.9kmYellowDot Energy is based in Moree, NSW.
Greenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney116.3kmGreenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney is based in Moree, NSW.
Plan A Electrical117.7kmPlan A Electrical is based in Moree, NSW.
All About Solar131.7kmAll About Solar is based in Pillar Valley, NSW.
AppSolar137.3kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia137.5kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Solar Blessing146.8kmSolar Blessing is based in Stanthorpe, QLD.
Gathered Energy150.9kmGathered Energy is based in Applethorpe, QLD.
Siteguard154.2kmSiteguard is based in Westdale, NSW.
Tamworth Solar Security Lighting154.7kmTamworth Solar Security Lighting is based in Tamworth, NSW.
WYNERGY154.9kmWYNERGY is based in Tamworth, NSW.
NS Energy - Solahart Tamworth155.4kmNS Energy - Solahart Tamworth is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Tamworth Satellite & Electrical Services155.6kmTamworth Satellite & Electrical Services is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Max Fox Electrical - Inland Solar156.0kmMax Fox Electrical - Inland Solar is based in Taminda, NSW.
Eco Energy & Solar Solutions158.5kmEco Energy & Solar Solutions is based in Nemingha, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Rob Roy

Sunlight Hours in Rob Roy

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 2 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Rob Roy

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 29.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Rob Roy, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Roadvale, QLD, which is about 257.5 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.