Are Solar Panels Worth It In Yarrowford?

Yarrowford is located in New South Wales about 277.0 km south west of Brisbane and 95.3 km south of Lyra. Yarrowford has a latitude of 29.7 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Yarrowford

Rebate for Yarrowford 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 Yarrowford 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 Yarrowford
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 61.7 km from Yarrowford.

Yarrowford, 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. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

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 9 solar installers near to or in Yarrowford.

Solar Installers near toYarrowford
NameDistanceDetails
Run On Sun Australia35.0kmRun On Sun Australia is based in Emmaville, NSW.
Sapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell58.1kmSapphire City Solar & Electrical - Inverell is based in Inverell, NSW.
All About Solar66.9kmAll About Solar is based in Pillar Valley, NSW.
Gwydir Water Services85.8kmGwydir Water Services is based in Delungra, NSW.
Meralli Solar109.5kmMeralli Solar is based in Uralla, NSW.
Solar Blessing115.5kmSolar Blessing is based in Stanthorpe, QLD.
Jcn Energy117.4kmJcn Energy is based in Grafton, NSW.
The Solar Collective118.7kmThe Solar Collective is based in Grafton, NSW.
Gathered Energy119.0kmGathered Energy is based in Applethorpe, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Yarrowford

Sunlight Hours in Yarrowford

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 2 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Yarrowford

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 29.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Yarrowford, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Yarroweyah, VIC, which is about 902.8 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.