Are Solar Panels Worth It In Yarrabin?

Yarrabin is located in New South Wales about 222.6 km north west of Sydney and 485.7 km south west of Lyra. Yarrabin has a latitude of 32.6 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Yarrabin

Rebate for Yarrabin 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 Yarrabin 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 Yarrabin
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 36.7 km from Yarrabin.

Yarrabin, 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 27 solar installers near to or in Yarrabin.

Solar Installers near toYarrabin
NameDistanceDetails
Ecotronics22.2kmEcotronics is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Arkana Energy Mudgee23.5kmArkana Energy Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Alpha Regional Mudgee24.9kmAlpha Regional Mudgee is based in Mudgee, NSW.
CKB Solar & Electrical25.0kmCKB Solar & Electrical is based in Mudgee, NSW.
Mid-Western Solar Solutions25.4kmMid-Western Solar Solutions is based in Mudgee, NSW.
NSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions)38.0kmNSW Country Solar (Redfern Power Solutions) is based in Wellington, NSW.
powerdepot62.1kmpowerdepot is based in Ilford, NSW.
Cudgegong Solar & Electrical62.6kmCudgegong Solar & Electrical is based in Rylstone, NSW.
BlackLab Solar63.9kmBlackLab Solar is based in Rylstone, NSW.
Greentech Engineering Solutions70.8kmGreentech Engineering Solutions is based in Altona, VIC.
Unilec Solar & Electrical74.2kmUnilec Solar & Electrical is based in Orange, NSW.
Lung Fish75.3kmLung Fish is based in Orange, NSW.
Solar ~ Central West Co.76.0kmSolar ~ Central West Co. is based in Orange, NSW.
Active Solar & Gas76.9kmActive Solar & Gas is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Efficient Air & Energy77.4kmEfficient Air & Energy is based in Orange, NSW.
JME Electrical & Solar77.4kmJME Electrical & Solar is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Macquarie Energy77.5kmMacquarie Energy is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Central West Solar78.1kmCentral West Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Kenjarhy Solar78.9kmKenjarhy Solar is based in Orange, NSW.
Hybrid Power Systems79.2kmHybrid Power Systems is based in Orange, NSW.
AG-MURF Australia80.0kmAG-MURF Australia is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Western Solar & Electrical Solutions80.0kmWestern Solar & Electrical Solutions is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Orana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West80.5kmOrana Energy Systems - Solahart Central West is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Platinum Solar Dubbo80.5kmPlatinum Solar Dubbo is based in Dubbo, NSW.
SolaMax80.6kmSolaMax is based in Dubbo, NSW.
Dynamic Solar82.2kmDynamic Solar is based in Lucknow, NSW.
Large Solar Installs92.3kmLarge Solar Installs is based in Kelso, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Yarrabin

Sunlight Hours in Yarrabin

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 17 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Yarrabin

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 32.6° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Yarrabin, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Yarrabilba, QLD, which is about 646.9 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.