Are Solar Panels Worth It In Upper Turon?

Upper Turon is located in New South Wales about 160.8 km north west of Sydney and 516.0 km south west of Lyra. Upper Turon has a latitude of 33.1 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Upper Turon

Rebate for Upper Turon 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 Turon by month. The maximum is 7.35 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.38 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Upper Turon
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.197.28
Feb22.916.36
Mar19.255.35
Apr14.714.09
May10.803.00
Jun8.562.38
Jul9.402.61
Aug12.593.50
Sep17.004.72
Oct21.385.94
Nov23.876.63
Dec26.467.35

Figures from the weather station at Orange, which is approximately 66.1 km from Upper Turon.

Upper Turon, NSW is in the 2795 postcode area which has around 4749 solar installations under 10 kW and about 5258 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 18766 households in the 2795 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.68 kW) for about every 4.0 dwellings.

Here are 24 solar installers near to or in Upper Turon.

Solar Installers near toUpper Turon
NameDistanceDetails
powerdepot19.5kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
Solarcomm32.5kmSolarcomm is based in Ben Bullen, NSW.
Large Solar Installs37.5kmLarge Solar Installs is based in Kelso, NSW.
Platinum Solar Bathurst38.2kmPlatinum Solar Bathurst is based in Kelso, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical39.7kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions41.6kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
BlackLab Solar43.6kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions55.7kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical56.1kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Ecotronics56.2kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee56.2kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee57.0kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Dynamic Solar60.4kmDynamic Solar is based in Lucknow, NSW.
Solar ~ Central West Co.62.4kmSolar ~ Central West Co. is based in Orange, NSW.
Unilec Solar & Electrical62.5kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
Hybrid Power Systems62.9kmHybrid Power Systems is based in Orange, NSW.
Efficient Air & Energy63.1kmEfficient Air & Energy is based in Orange, NSW.
Central West Solar63.6kmCentral West Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Kenjarhy Solar63.8kmKenjarhy Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Lung Fish65.4kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.
Solar Connections83.2kmSolar Connections is based in Springwood, NSW.
Blue Mountains Solar85.7kmBlue Mountains Solar is based in Katoomba, NSW.
Energywise Living86.3kmEnergywise Living is based in Katoomba, NSW.
Swivel Solar86.5kmSwivel Solar is based in Leura, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Upper Turon

Sunlight Hours in Upper Turon

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 19 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Upper Turon

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 33.1° 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 Turon, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Upper Tooloom, NSW, which is about 569.7 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.