Are Solar Panels Worth It In Tonderburine?

Tonderburine is located in New South Wales about 358.9 km north west of Sydney and 404.7 km south west of Lyra. Tonderburine has a latitude of 31.3 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Tonderburine

Rebate for Tonderburine 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 Tonderburine 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 Tonderburine
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 129.7 km from Tonderburine.

Tonderburine, NSW is in the 2817 postcode area which has around 32 solar installations under 10 kW and about 38 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 157 households in the 2817 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.62 kW) for about every 4.9 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toTonderburine
NameDistanceDetails
Mercury, Solar System Drive26.2kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System39.4kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
StarPower Advance Solar Technology59.7kmStarPower Advance Solar Technology is based in Coonamble, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo100.4kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia101.0kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions101.5kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar101.6kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas101.7kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy101.8kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax101.8kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West101.8kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)133.9kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
AppSolar146.2kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia147.0kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee157.5kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Ecotronics157.9kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee158.5kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical158.7kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions159.1kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Tonderburine

Sunlight Hours in Tonderburine

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 10 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Tonderburine

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 31.3° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Tonderburine, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Toms Creek, NSW, which is about 338.3 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.