Are Solar Panels Worth It In Brandy Creek?

Brandy Creek is located in Victoria about 89.3 km east of Melbourne and 1168.3 km south west of Lyra. Brandy Creek has a latitude of 38.1 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Brandy Creek, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Brandy Creek

Rebate for Brandy Creek 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 Brandy Creek by month. The maximum is 6.53 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.73 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Brandy Creek
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.506.53
Feb19.905.53
Mar15.624.34
Apr10.983.05
May7.562.10
Jun6.231.73
Jul6.901.92
Aug9.862.74
Sep13.423.73
Oct17.434.84
Nov20.725.75
Dec23.016.39

Figures from the weather station at Yallourn, which is approximately 37.5 km from Brandy Creek.

Brandy Creek, VIC is in the 3821 postcode area which has around 422 solar installations under 10 kW and about 463 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 1179 households in the 3821 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.26 kW) for about every 2.8 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Brandy Creek.

Solar Installers near toBrandy Creek
NameDistanceDetails
Natural Energy Products & Solutions4.6kmNatural Energy Products & Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Baw Baw Warragul Gippsland Melbourne Victoria5.5kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Baw Baw Warragul Gippsland Melbourne Victoria is based in Warragul, VIC.
G-Store Warragul6.5kmG-Store Warragul is based in Warragul, VIC.
Hills Energy Solutions7.5kmHills Energy Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.
Sunplus Solar7.6kmSunplus Solar is based in Warragul, VIC.
BJH Electrical & Solar Services15.9kmBJH Electrical & Solar Services is based in Bunyip, VIC.
Lima Electrical & Solar26.7kmLima Electrical & Solar is based in Trafalgar East, VIC.
Cardinia Solar31.1kmCardinia Solar is based in Nar Nar Goon, VIC.
Solahart Greater Gippsland31.2kmSolahart Greater Gippsland is based in Moe, VIC.
Trentleck32.6kmTrentleck is based in Narracan, VIC.
Adsolar & Electrical34.5kmAdsolar & Electrical is based in Newborough, VIC.
Abacus Solar36.6kmAbacus Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Mr Solar36.6kmMr Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Softwave Building Solutions36.7kmSoftwave Building Solutions is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Altruistic Aluminium36.9kmAltruistic Aluminium is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Energy Connections37.7kmEnergy Connections is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Think Solar37.7kmThink Solar is based in Hawthorn East, VIC.
Solar-Energy37.9kmSolar-Energy is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Clean Energy Direct38.1kmClean Energy Direct is based in Pakenham, VIC.
A.R ENERGY SOLUTIONS41.1kmA.R ENERGY SOLUTIONS is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Oasis Air conditioning and Solar41.8kmOasis Air conditioning and Solar is based in Wesburn, VIC.
Solar Worx42.6kmSolar Worx is based in Officer, VIC.
Proline importing Australia47.0kmProline importing Australia is based in Beaconsfield, VIC.
Sunscape Solar47.9kmSunscape Solar is based in Grantville, VIC.
Alternate Energy Innovations47.9kmAlternate Energy Innovations is based in Morwell, VIC.
Solar Run Carrum Downs48.5kmSolar Run Carrum Downs is based in Clyde North, VIC.
VJ energy group49.5kmVJ energy group is based in Berwick, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Brandy Creek

Sunlight Hours in Brandy Creek

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 47 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Brandy Creek

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 38.1° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Brandy Creek, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Brandum, TAS, which is about 419.5 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.