Are Solar Panels Worth It In Upper Manilla?

Upper Manilla is located in New South Wales about 361.8 km north of Sydney and 232.6 km south west of Lyra. Upper Manilla has a latitude of 30.6 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Upper Manilla, NSW

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Upper Manilla 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. Upper Manilla is in Climate Zone 3 which has a rating of 1.382.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Upper Manilla during 2024 would give you 96 ST Certificates worth $3830.40 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Upper Manilla will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Upper Manilla

Rebate for Upper Manilla Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW29$1157.10
4 kW38$1516.20
5 kW48$1915.20
6 kW58$2314.20
6.6 kW63$2513.70
10 kW96$3830.40
12 kW116$4628.40
15 kW145$5785.50

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Upper Manilla by month. The maximum is 7.26 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.79 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Upper Manilla
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.137.26
Feb23.256.46
Mar20.045.57
Apr15.954.43
May12.223.39
Jun10.062.79
Jul11.083.08
Aug14.363.99
Sep18.495.14
Oct22.116.14
Nov24.216.73
Dec26.157.26

Figures from the weather station at Tamworth Airport, which is approximately 51.7 km from Upper Manilla.

Upper Manilla, NSW is in the 2346 postcode area which has around 427 solar installations under 10 kW and about 469 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 1538 households in the 2346 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.02 kW) for about every 3.6 dwellings.

Here are 18 solar installers near to or in Upper Manilla.

Solar Installers near toUpper Manilla
NameDistanceDetails
Siteguard51.1kmSiteguard is based in Westdale, NSW.
Tamworth Solar Security Lighting54.2kmTamworth Solar Security Lighting is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Max Fox Electrical - Inland Solar54.8kmMax Fox Electrical - Inland Solar is based in Taminda, NSW.
NS Energy - Solahart Tamworth55.0kmNS Energy - Solahart Tamworth is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Tamworth Satellite & Electrical Services55.0kmTamworth Satellite & Electrical Services is based in Tamworth, NSW.
WYNERGY55.2kmWYNERGY is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Thompson Tim & Dale Electrical58.2kmThompson Tim & Dale Electrical is based in Hillvue, NSW.
Eco Energy & Solar Solutions61.1kmEco Energy & Solar Solutions is based in Nemingha, NSW.
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth64.8kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth is based in Duri, NSW.
Meralli Solar79.7kmMeralli Solar is based in Uralla, NSW.
AppSolar91.7kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia93.7kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Sapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell106.8kmSapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell is based in Inverell, NSW.
Gwydir Water Services111.4kmGwydir Water Services is based in Delungra, NSW.
Go Solar Power134.4kmGo Solar Power is based in Helensvale, QLD.
YellowDot Energy152.8kmYellowDot Energy is based in Moree, NSW.
Greenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney153.9kmGreenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney is based in Moree, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System154.2kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Upper Manilla

Sunlight Hours in Upper Manilla

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 7 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Upper Manilla

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 Upper Manilla, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Upper Mangrove, NSW, which is about 299.3 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.