Are Solar Panels Worth It In Tooraweenah?

Tooraweenah is located in New South Wales about 344.8 km north west of Sydney and 406.8 km south west of Lyra. Tooraweenah has a latitude of 31.5 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Tooraweenah

Rebate for Tooraweenah 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 Tooraweenah 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 Tooraweenah
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 117.6 km from Tooraweenah.

Tooraweenah, 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 12 solar installers near to or in Tooraweenah.

Solar Installers near toTooraweenah
NameDistanceDetails
Mercury, Solar System Drive26.0kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System36.2kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
StarPower Advance Solar Technology73.7kmStarPower Advance Solar Technology is based in Coonamble, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo91.3kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia91.9kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar92.2kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas92.2kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy92.3kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions92.4kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West92.8kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax92.8kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)121.9kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Tooraweenah

Sunlight Hours in Tooraweenah

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 11 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Tooraweenah

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 31.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Tooraweenah, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Tooranie, NSW, which is about 628.5 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.