Are Solar Panels Worth It In Wandera?

Wandera is located in New South Wales about 306.0 km south west of Brisbane and 116.1 km south west of Lyra. Wandera has a latitude of 29.7 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Wandera

Rebate for Wandera 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 Wandera by month. The maximum is 7.12 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 3.00 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Wandera
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan25.647.12
Feb22.796.33
Mar20.095.58
Apr16.244.51
May12.783.55
Jun10.793.00
Jul11.783.27
Aug15.124.20
Sep18.985.27
Oct22.236.18
Nov24.066.68
Dec25.487.08

Figures from the weather station at Inverell, which is approximately 13.3 km from Wandera.

Wandera, NSW is in the 2360 postcode area which has around 2073 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2247 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 5859 households in the 2360 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.48 kW) for about every 2.8 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toWandera
NameDistanceDetails
Sapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell11.4kmSapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell is based in Inverell, NSW.
Gwydir Water Services31.7kmGwydir Water Services is based in Delungra, NSW.
Run On Sun Australia55.8kmRun On Sun Australia is based in Emmaville, NSW.
Meralli Solar113.1kmMeralli Solar is based in Uralla, NSW.
All About Solar119.3kmAll About Solar is based in Pillar Valley, NSW.
YellowDot Energy128.2kmYellowDot Energy is based in Moree, NSW.
Greenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney128.6kmGreenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney is based in Moree, NSW.
Plan A Electrical130.0kmPlan A Electrical is based in Moree, NSW.
Solar Blessing136.5kmSolar Blessing is based in Stanthorpe, QLD.
Gathered Energy140.6kmGathered Energy is based in Applethorpe, QLD.
AppSolar150.3kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia150.5kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Siteguard159.1kmSiteguard is based in Westdale, NSW.
Tamworth Solar Security Lighting159.1kmTamworth Solar Security Lighting is based in Tamworth, NSW.
WYNERGY159.2kmWYNERGY is based in Tamworth, NSW.
NS Energy - Solahart Tamworth159.8kmNS Energy - Solahart Tamworth is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Tamworth Satellite & Electrical Services160.0kmTamworth Satellite & Electrical Services is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Max Fox Electrical - Inland Solar160.5kmMax Fox Electrical - Inland Solar is based in Taminda, NSW.
Eco Energy & Solar Solutions162.3kmEco Energy & Solar Solutions is based in Nemingha, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Wandera

Sunlight Hours in Wandera

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 2 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Wandera

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 29.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Wandera, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Wandella, VIC, which is about 960.6 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.