Are Solar Panels Worth It In Brandon Park?

Brandon Park is located in Victoria about 21.1 km south east of Melbourne and 1185.0 km south west of Lyra. Brandon Park has a latitude of 37.9 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Brandon Park, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Brandon Park

Rebate for Brandon Park 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 Brandon Park by month. The maximum is 6.63 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.67 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Brandon Park
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.876.63
Feb20.665.74
Mar15.964.43
Apr10.873.02
May7.362.04
Jun6.011.67
Jul6.621.84
Aug9.402.61
Sep12.883.58
Oct17.304.80
Nov20.775.77
Dec23.456.51

Figures from the weather station at Scoresby Research Institute, which is approximately 9.0 km from Brandon Park.

Brandon Park, VIC is in the 3150 postcode area which has around 4900 solar installations under 10 kW and about 5082 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 21826 households in the 3150 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.15 kW) for about every 4.5 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Brandon Park.

Solar Installers near toBrandon Park
NameDistanceDetails
Jet Solar1.2kmJet Solar is based in Wheelers Hill, VIC.
eko energy1.6kmeko energy is based in Heatherton, VIC.
Boss Solar1.6kmBoss Solar is based in Mulgrave, VIC.
C-COR Solar2.0kmC-COR Solar is based in Mulgrave, VIC.
Next Energy Solar2.1kmNext Energy Solar is based in Clayton, VIC.
Clenergy Australia2.4kmClenergy Australia is based in Clayton, VIC.
Solar Charge P/L2.7kmSolar Charge P/L is based in Springvale, VIC.
SunOpt Solar3.0kmSunOpt Solar is based in Clayton South, VIC.
Imminent Solar Australia3.0kmImminent Solar Australia is based in Springvale, VIC.
So Happy Solar3.3kmSo Happy Solar is based in Notting Hill, VIC.
Zenith Solar & Electrical3.5kmZenith Solar & Electrical is based in Notting Hill, VIC.
SolaX Power Australia3.5kmSolaX Power Australia is based in Springvale, VIC.
LP energy4.1kmLP energy is based in Mount Waverley, VIC.
HOPERGY4.2kmHOPERGY is based in Clayton South, VIC.
Solar Run Oakleigh4.3kmSolar Run Oakleigh is based in Oakleigh East, VIC.
Solar Run Glen Waverley4.4kmSolar Run Glen Waverley is based in Glen Waverley, VIC.
Solar Run Lysterfield4.4kmSolar Run Lysterfield is based in Scoresby, VIC.
IMSOLAR4.5kmIMSOLAR is based in Clayton South, VIC.
Sunlock4.5kmSunlock is based in Clayton South, VIC.
HP Energy4.6kmHP Energy is based in Acacia Ridge, QLD.
DoDo Solar4.8kmDoDo Solar is based in Clayton, VIC.
Energy Cloud Australia5.2kmEnergy Cloud Australia is based in Rowville, VIC.
Sunburn Solar5.3kmSunburn Solar is based in Mount Waverley, VIC.
Everything Solar Solutions5.7kmEverything Solar Solutions is based in Rowville, VIC.
Goodwe Australia5.8kmGoodwe Australia is based in Rowville, VIC.
Solar 4 RVs6.1kmSolar 4 RVs is based in Rowville, VIC.
GreenPower6.2kmGreenPower is based in Oakleigh, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Brandon Park

Sunlight Hours in Brandon Park

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 46 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Brandon Park

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.9° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Brandon Park, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Brandon, QLD, which is about 2052.4 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.