Are Solar Panels Worth It In Tibooburra?

Tibooburra is located in New South Wales about 690.4 km north east of Adelaide and 908.2 km west of Kurrowah. Tibooburra has a latitude of 29.4 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Tibooburra

Rebate for Tibooburra 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 Tibooburra 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 Tibooburra
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 431.2 km from Tibooburra.

Tibooburra, NSW is in the 2880 postcode area which has around 4697 solar installations under 10 kW and about 5041 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 9610 households in the 2880 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.45 kW) for about every 2.0 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toTibooburra
NameDistanceDetails
Colby Solar315.2kmColby Solar is based in Knockrow, NSW.
📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur346.1km📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur is based in Blacktown, NSW.
📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur379.0km📞 Green Solar Panels Installation Kallangur is based in Blacktown, NSW.
West QLD Electrical & Solar388.9kmWest QLD Electrical & Solar is based in Cunnamulla, QLD.
Dalle Cort Electrical496.1kmDalle Cort Electrical is based in South Townsville, QLD.
Trenstar Electrical, Data, Solar & Air conditioning498.4kmTrenstar Electrical, Data, Solar & Air conditioning is based in Quorn, SA.
Ledlight Technologies507.1kmLedlight Technologies is based in Terowie, SA.
Sunraysia Solar Design & Installation526.9kmSunraysia Solar Design & Installation is based in Mildura, VIC.
MF Solar & Electrical527.9kmMF Solar & Electrical is based in Port Augusta, SA.
Flinders Solutions528.6kmFlinders Solutions is based in Port Augusta, SA.
Mildura Solar528.7kmMildura Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
Australian Solar Farm Services528.8kmAustralian Solar Farm Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Solar IQ528.8kmSolar IQ is based in Mildura, VIC.
SolarReserve528.9kmSolarReserve is based in Port Augusta, SA.
Leesong Electrical529.6kmLeesong Electrical is based in Jamestown, SA.
Sunergy - Mildura529.7kmSunergy - Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
McGillivray Electrical & Building Services529.8kmMcGillivray Electrical & Building Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Brock Fitzgerald Electrical530.0kmBrock Fitzgerald Electrical is based in Mildura, VIC.
Rooftop Solar Mildura530.1kmRooftop Solar Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Tibooburra

Sunlight Hours in Tibooburra

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 1 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Tibooburra

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 29.4° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Tibooburra, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Tiberias, TAS, which is about 1522.7 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.