Are Solar Panels Worth It In The Marra?

The Marra is located in New South Wales about 527.6 km north west of Sydney and 466.3 km south west of Oman Ama. The Marra has a latitude of 30.6 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in The Marra, NSW

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for The Marra

Rebate for The Marra 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 The Marra by month. The maximum is 7.68 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.82 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in The Marra
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.437.62
Feb24.306.75
Mar21.335.93
Apr16.464.57
May12.403.45
Jun10.172.82
Jul11.313.14
Aug14.554.04
Sep18.975.27
Oct22.996.39
Nov25.537.09
Dec27.647.68

Figures from the weather station at Cobar Mo, which is approximately 164.8 km from The Marra.

The Marra, NSW is in the 2831 postcode area which has around 516 solar installations under 10 kW and about 554 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 905 households in the 2831 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.66 kW) for about every 1.8 dwellings.

Here are 19 solar installers in or near toThe Marra. There are also a few further away.

Solar Installers near toThe Marra
NameDistanceDetails
StarPower Advance Solar Technology123.1kmStarPower Advance Solar Technology is based in Coonamble, NSW.
📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur134.9km📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur is based in Blacktown, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive196.9kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System209.9kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo229.9kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax230.4kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West230.5kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia230.6kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions230.8kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy232.8kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar232.8kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas233.2kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur235.3km📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur is based in Blacktown, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia249.6kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
AppSolar250.6kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Hennys Warehouse259.0kmHennys Warehouse is based in Peak Hill, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)276.2kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
CondoColin Solar280.8kmCondoColin Solar is based in Condobolin, NSW.
Colby Solar281.0kmColby Solar is based in Knockrow, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to The Marra

Sunlight Hours in The Marra

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 6 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in The Marra

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 30.6° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after The Marra, is to look at if solar power is worth it in The Limits, QLD, which is about 698.5 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.