Are Solar Panels Worth It In Wintinna?

Wintinna is located in South Australia about 912.1 km north west of Adelaide and 1697.3 km west of Kurrowah. Wintinna has a latitude of 27.8 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Wintinna, SA

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Wintinna 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. Wintinna is in Climate Zone 1 which has a rating of 1.622.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Wintinna during 2024 would give you 113 ST Certificates worth $4508.70 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Wintinna will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Wintinna

Rebate for Wintinna Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW34$1356.60
4 kW45$1795.50
5 kW56$2234.40
6 kW68$2713.20
6.6 kW74$2952.60
10 kW113$4508.70
12 kW136$5426.40
15 kW170$6783.00

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Wintinna by month. The maximum is 7.90 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 3.57 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Wintinna
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan28.467.90
Feb25.987.22
Mar23.326.48
Apr18.445.12
May14.574.05
Jun12.853.57
Jul13.883.86
Aug17.124.76
Sep21.005.83
Oct24.736.87
Nov26.967.49
Dec27.937.76

Figures from the weather station at Oodnadatta Airport, which is approximately 160.3 km from Wintinna.

Wintinna, SA is in the 5723 postcode area which has around 36 solar installations under 10 kW and about 58 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 1338 households in the 5723 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 6.50 kW) for about every 37.2 dwellings.

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

Solar Installers near toWintinna
NameDistanceDetails
Solar Centre Desert Knowledge Australia449.6kmSolar Centre Desert Knowledge Australia is based in Connellan, NT.
Active Electrical & Air Conditioning454.8kmActive Electrical & Air Conditioning is based in Alice Springs, NT.
Suntec455.1kmSuntec is based in Desert Springs, NT.
Alice Springs Solar456.2kmAlice Springs Solar is based in Gillen, NT.
Ecoenergy Australia456.4kmEcoenergy Australia is based in Ciccone, NT.
Electricon Contracting456.6kmElectricon Contracting is based in Ciccone, NT.
Alice Air and Solar Solutions457.1kmAlice Air and Solar Solutions is based in Alice Springs, NT.
Ogden Power457.1kmOgden Power is based in Alice Springs, NT.
Hills Electrical & Solar NT457.2kmHills Electrical & Solar NT is based in Ciccone, NT.
QLD Country Solar481.1kmQLD Country Solar is based in Mackay, QLD.
Positive Off-Grid Solutions483.5kmPositive Off-Grid Solutions is based in Davenport, WA.
SolarReserve643.1kmSolarReserve is based in Port Augusta, SA.
MF Solar & Electrical643.5kmMF Solar & Electrical is based in Port Augusta, SA.
Flinders Solutions644.7kmFlinders Solutions is based in Port Augusta, SA.
Trenstar Electrical, Data, Solar & Air conditioning646.1kmTrenstar Electrical, Data, Solar & Air conditioning is based in Quorn, SA.
All EP Solar656.6kmAll EP Solar is based in Elliston, SA.
Allstar Electrical681.8kmAllstar Electrical is based in Whyalla Norrie, SA.
CTI Solar and Electrical683.1kmCTI Solar and Electrical is based in Whyalla, SA.
Baroota Reservoir698.1kmBaroota Reservoir is based in Baroota, SA.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Wintinna

Sunlight Hours in Wintinna

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 53 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Wintinna

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 27.8° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Wintinna, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Winthrop, WA, which is about 1796.4 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.