Are Solar Panels Worth It In Wellingrove?

Wellingrove is located in New South Wales about 278.4 km south west of Brisbane and 89.2 km south west of Lyra. Wellingrove has a latitude of 29.5 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Wellingrove

Rebate for Wellingrove 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 Wellingrove 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 Wellingrove
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 41.6 km from Wellingrove.

Wellingrove, NSW is in the 2370 postcode area which has around 1031 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1112 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 3485 households in the 2370 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.39 kW) for about every 3.4 dwellings.

Here are 7 solar installers near to or in Wellingrove.

Solar Installers near toWellingrove
NameDistanceDetails
Run On Sun Australia26.5kmRun On Sun Australia is based in Emmaville, NSW.
Sapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell38.6kmSapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell is based in Inverell, NSW.
Gwydir Water Services58.0kmGwydir Water Services is based in Delungra, NSW.
All About Solar100.6kmAll About Solar is based in Pillar Valley, NSW.
Solar Blessing109.9kmSolar Blessing is based in Stanthorpe, QLD.
Gathered Energy113.9kmGathered Energy is based in Applethorpe, QLD.
Meralli Solar124.4kmMeralli Solar is based in Uralla, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Wellingrove

Sunlight Hours in Wellingrove

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 1 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Wellingrove

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 29.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Wellingrove, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Wellesley Islands, QLD, which is about 1872.2 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.