Are Solar Panels Worth It In Wilbetree?

Wilbetree is located in New South Wales about 215.1 km north west of Sydney and 463.5 km south west of Lyra. Wilbetree has a latitude of 32.5 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Wilbetree

Rebate for Wilbetree 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 Wilbetree by month. The maximum is 7.46 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.58 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Wilbetree
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.827.45
Feb23.556.54
Mar19.935.54
Apr15.394.28
May11.573.21
Jun9.302.58
Jul10.232.84
Aug13.363.71
Sep17.744.93
Oct21.996.11
Nov24.516.81
Dec26.847.46

Figures from the weather station at Wellington, which is approximately 56.3 km from Wilbetree.

Wilbetree, NSW is in the 2850 postcode area which has around 2437 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2746 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 8509 households in the 2850 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.77 kW) for about every 3.5 dwellings.

Here are 23 solar installers near to or in Wilbetree.

Solar Installers near toWilbetree
NameDistanceDetails
Arkana Energy Mudgee11.2kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee11.9kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical12.0kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Ecotronics12.3kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions12.4kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
BlackLab Solar49.6kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical49.8kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
powerdepot57.6kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions57.9kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)59.2kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas91.3kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar91.9kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy92.0kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia94.4kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions94.6kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Solarcomm94.7kmSolarcomm is based in Ben Bullen, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo94.8kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Unilec Solar & Electrical94.9kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West95.2kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax95.3kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Solar ~ Central West Co.96.3kmSolar ~ Central West Co. is based in Orange, NSW.
Lung Fish96.4kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.
Efficient Air & Energy97.7kmEfficient Air & Energy is based in Orange, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Wilbetree

Sunlight Hours in Wilbetree

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 16 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Wilbetree

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Wilbetree, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Wilberforce, NSW, which is about 166.7 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.