Are Solar Panels Worth It In Urawilkie?

Urawilkie is located in New South Wales about 422.9 km north west of Sydney and 357.2 km south west of Oman Ama. Urawilkie has a latitude of 30.7 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Urawilkie

Rebate for Urawilkie 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 Urawilkie by month. The maximum is 7.42 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 3.13 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Urawilkie
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.707.42
Feb23.966.65
Mar21.225.89
Apr17.064.74
May13.413.73
Jun11.283.13
Jul12.263.41
Aug15.584.33
Sep19.575.43
Oct22.816.34
Nov24.936.93
Dec26.687.41

Figures from the weather station at Moree Aerodrome, which is approximately 171.7 km from Urawilkie.

Urawilkie, 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. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

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 toUrawilkie. There are also a few further away.

Solar Installers near toUrawilkie
NameDistanceDetails
StarPower Advance Solar Technology43.3kmStarPower Advance Solar Technology is based in Coonamble, NSW.
Mercury, Solar System Drive72.0kmMercury, Solar System Drive is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System79.7kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia108.5kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
AppSolar108.9kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo171.5kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia172.1kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions172.6kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax172.8kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West172.8kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
YellowDot Energy172.9kmYellowDot Energy is based in Moree, NSW.
Plan A Electrical172.9kmPlan A Electrical is based in Moree, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar173.0kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas173.2kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy173.2kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Greenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney173.7kmGreenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney is based in Moree, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)206.9kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Siteguard207.0kmSiteguard is based in Westdale, NSW.
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth207.2kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth is based in Duri, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Urawilkie

Sunlight Hours in Urawilkie

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 Urawilkie

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 30.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Urawilkie, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Urapuntja, NT, which is about 1692.7 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.