Are Solar Panels Worth It In Wimborne?

Wimborne is located in New South Wales about 358.8 km north of Sydney and 236.2 km south west of Lyra. Wimborne has a latitude of 30.7 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Wimborne

Rebate for Wimborne 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 Wimborne by month. The maximum is 7.26 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 2.79 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Wimborne
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.137.26
Feb23.256.46
Mar20.045.57
Apr15.954.43
May12.223.39
Jun10.062.79
Jul11.083.08
Aug14.363.99
Sep18.495.14
Oct22.116.14
Nov24.216.73
Dec26.157.26

Figures from the weather station at Tamworth Airport, which is approximately 49.3 km from Wimborne.

Wimborne, NSW is in the 2346 postcode area which has around 427 solar installations under 10 kW and about 469 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 1538 households in the 2346 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.02 kW) for about every 3.6 dwellings.

Here are 18 solar installers near to or in Wimborne.

Solar Installers near toWimborne
NameDistanceDetails
Siteguard48.7kmSiteguard is based in Westdale, NSW.
Tamworth Solar Security Lighting52.0kmTamworth Solar Security Lighting is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Max Fox Electrical - Inland Solar52.6kmMax Fox Electrical - Inland Solar is based in Taminda, NSW.
NS Energy - Solahart Tamworth52.8kmNS Energy - Solahart Tamworth is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Tamworth Satellite & Electrical Services52.8kmTamworth Satellite & Electrical Services is based in Tamworth, NSW.
WYNERGY53.1kmWYNERGY is based in Tamworth, NSW.
Thompson Tim & Dale Electrical55.9kmThompson Tim & Dale Electrical is based in Hillvue, NSW.
Eco Energy & Solar Solutions59.1kmEco Energy & Solar Solutions is based in Nemingha, NSW.
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth62.1kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Tamworth is based in Duri, NSW.
Meralli Solar81.2kmMeralli Solar is based in Uralla, NSW.
AppSolar91.6kmAppSolar is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Traffic Lights Australia93.6kmTraffic Lights Australia is based in Narrabri, NSW.
Sapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell110.4kmSapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell is based in Inverell, NSW.
Gwydir Water Services114.8kmGwydir Water Services is based in Delungra, NSW.
Go Solar Power135.1kmGo Solar Power is based in Helensvale, QLD.
Jupiter, Virtual Solar System151.5kmJupiter, Virtual Solar System is based in Coonabarabran, NSW.
YellowDot Energy154.8kmYellowDot Energy is based in Moree, NSW.
Greenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney155.9kmGreenultimate - Solar Panels Sydney is based in Moree, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Wimborne

Sunlight Hours in Wimborne

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 Wimborne

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 Wimborne, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Wimbledon Heights, VIC, which is about 999.0 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.