Are Solar Panels Worth It In Bass?

Bass is located in Victoria about 85.0 km south east of Melbourne and 1224.3 km south west of Lyra. Bass has a latitude of 38.5 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Bass, VIC

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Bass 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. Bass is in Climate Zone 4 which has a rating of 1.185.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Bass during 2024 would give you 82 ST Certificates worth $3271.80 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

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

Solar Power Rebate for Bass

Rebate for Bass Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW24$957.60
4 kW33$1316.70
5 kW41$1635.90
6 kW49$1955.10
6.6 kW54$2154.60
10 kW82$3271.80
12 kW99$3950.10
15 kW124$4947.60

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Bass by month. The maximum is 6.71 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.71 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Bass
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.176.71
Feb20.965.82
Mar16.114.48
Apr10.963.04
May7.422.06
Jun6.161.71
Jul6.871.91
Aug9.842.73
Sep13.423.73
Oct17.724.92
Nov21.265.90
Dec23.756.60

Figures from the weather station at Cranbourne Botanic Gardens, which is approximately 41.3 km from Bass.

Bass, VIC is in the 3991 postcode area which has around 90 solar installations under 10 kW and about 95 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 192 households in the 3991 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.17 kW) for about every 2.1 dwellings.

Here are 23 solar installers near to or in Bass.

Solar Installers near toBass
NameDistanceDetails
Island Energy9.1kmIsland Energy is based in San Remo, VIC.
Sunscape Solar9.8kmSunscape Solar is based in Grantville, VIC.
Advanced Solar & Batteries16.5kmAdvanced Solar & Batteries is based in Wonthaggi, VIC.
BWD Solar17.7kmBWD Solar is based in Cowes, VIC.
GF SOLAR19.0kmGF SOLAR is based in Kongwak, VIC.
EcoSmart Solar26.5kmEcoSmart Solar is based in Inverloch, VIC.
Solartronics27.8kmSolartronics is based in Bittern, VIC.
Bush Electrics and Solar29.3kmBush Electrics and Solar is based in Inverloch, VIC.
Solar 360 Australia - Solargain Hastings Authorised Distributor29.7kmSolar 360 Australia - Solargain Hastings Authorised Distributor is based in Hastings, VIC.
BJ White Electrics29.8kmBJ White Electrics is based in Hastings, VIC.
Sunbather Pool Heating & Covers - VIC29.9kmSunbather Pool Heating & Covers - VIC is based in Hastings, VIC.
Paskin Solar37.8kmPaskin Solar is based in Moorooduc, VIC.
Solar Run Officer40.8kmSolar Run Officer is based in Clyde North, VIC.
Think Solar41.1kmThink Solar is based in Hawthorn East, VIC.
Sun Solar Power & Energy Solutions41.2kmSun Solar Power & Energy Solutions is based in Clyde North, VIC.
Clean Energy Direct41.7kmClean Energy Direct is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Academy Electrical & Solar42.8kmAcademy Electrical & Solar is based in Mornington, VIC.
Altruistic Aluminium42.9kmAltruistic Aluminium is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Softwave Building Solutions42.9kmSoftwave Building Solutions is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Abacus Solar43.4kmAbacus Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Mr Solar43.5kmMr Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Energy Connections43.6kmEnergy Connections is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Dunton Group - Solar & Electrical43.9kmDunton Group - Solar & Electrical is based in Dromana, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Bass

Sunlight Hours in Bass

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 50 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Bass

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 38.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Bass, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Basket Range, SA, which is about 714.1 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.