Are Solar Panels Worth It In Bald Hills?

Bald Hills is located in Victoria about 108.2 km north west of Melbourne and 1213.8 km south west of Lyra. Bald Hills has a latitude of 37.4 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Bald Hills, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Bald Hills

Rebate for Bald Hills 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 Bald Hills by month. The maximum is 6.75 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.77 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Bald Hills
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.316.75
Feb21.115.86
Mar16.444.57
Apr11.273.13
May7.772.16
Jun6.381.77
Jul7.181.99
Aug10.082.80
Sep13.783.83
Oct18.165.04
Nov21.405.94
Dec23.946.65

Figures from the weather station at Werribee, which is approximately 90.7 km from Bald Hills.

Bald Hills, VIC is in the 3364 postcode area which has around 333 solar installations under 10 kW and about 353 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 1016 households in the 3364 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.38 kW) for about every 3.1 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Bald Hills.

Solar Installers near toBald Hills
NameDistanceDetails
Ballarat-North Water Reclamation Plant7.8kmBallarat-North Water Reclamation Plant is based in Miners Rest, VIC.
ACN Ballarat Solar & Battery Electricians9.1kmACN Ballarat Solar & Battery Electricians is based in Wendouree, VIC.
Ultraclean Solar9.3kmUltraclean Solar is based in Mitchell Park, VIC.
Smart Options p/l10.1kmSmart Options p/l is based in Wendouree, VIC.
Solar Power Ballarat10.4kmSolar Power Ballarat is based in Wendouree, VIC.
Effective Electrical10.4kmEffective Electrical is based in Wendouree, VIC.
Ballarat Solar Panels10.4kmBallarat Solar Panels is based in Wendouree, VIC.
Bailey Technologies10.8kmBailey Technologies is based in Ballan, VIC.
Solar Run Invermay11.5kmSolar Run Invermay is based in Allendale, VIC.
High End Electrical And Solar13.2kmHigh End Electrical And Solar is based in Ballarat, VIC.
SUN 2 SOLAR13.3kmSUN 2 SOLAR is based in Ballarat, VIC.
Island Energy - Ballarat13.5kmIsland Energy - Ballarat is based in Ballarat, VIC.
Ballarat Solar Company13.7kmBallarat Solar Company is based in Ballarat, VIC.
Celsius Heating and Cooling13.9kmCelsius Heating and Cooling is based in Bakery Hill, VIC.
Waldron Solar Solutions14.2kmWaldron Solar Solutions is based in Delacombe, VIC.
Ballarat Solar & Electrical14.4kmBallarat Solar & Electrical is based in Delacombe, VIC.
Independent Solar Advice22.9kmIndependent Solar Advice is based in Buninyong, VIC.
Lightbox Solar26.5kmLightbox Solar is based in Leonards Hill, VIC.
Solar Run Talbot29.7kmSolar Run Talbot is based in Red Lion, VIC.
James Browne Electrics (JBE Solar and Electrical)29.8kmJames Browne Electrics (JBE Solar and Electrical) is based in Daylesford, VIC.
EnviroShop43.1kmEnviroShop is based in Newstead, VIC.
KC Solar43.2kmKC Solar is based in Maryborough, VIC.
Central Spark Victoria49.2kmCentral Spark Victoria is based in Yapeen, VIC.
Mallee Sun Solar Bulk Buy54.4kmMallee Sun Solar Bulk Buy is based in Castlemaine, VIC.
The Solar Bloke56.0kmThe Solar Bloke is based in Castlemaine, VIC.
Capture Energy Aust58.7kmCapture Energy Aust is based in Steiglitz, VIC.
Keemin Energy Solutions59.1kmKeemin Energy Solutions is based in Maddingley, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Bald Hills

Sunlight Hours in Bald Hills

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 43 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Bald Hills

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.4° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Bald Hills, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Bald Hills, QLD, which is about 1416.7 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.