Are Solar Panels Worth It In Tooloon?

Tooloon is located in New South Wales about 423.0 km north west of Sydney and 420.0 km south west of Oman Ama. Tooloon has a latitude of 31.0 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Tooloon

Rebate for Tooloon 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 Tooloon 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 Tooloon
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 179.0 km from Tooloon.

Tooloon, NSW is in the 2829 postcode area which has around 574 solar installations under 10 kW and about 639 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 1431 households in the 2829 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.06 kW) for about every 2.5 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toTooloon
NameDistanceDetails
StarPower Advance Solar Technology20.4kmStarPower Advance Solar Technology is based in Coonamble, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive87.5kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System100.9kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo138.8kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia139.5kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax139.8kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West139.8kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions139.8kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar141.1kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy141.2kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas141.4kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia170.6kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
AppSolar170.8kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)182.0kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Hennys Warehouse188.2kmHennys Warehouse is based in Peak Hill, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee218.1kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Ecotronics218.3kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee219.3kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical219.4kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Tooloon

Sunlight Hours in Tooloon

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 9 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Tooloon

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 31.0° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Tooloon, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Tooloom, NSW, which is about 486.7 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.