Are Solar Panels Worth It In Bulleen?

Bulleen is located in Victoria about 12.2 km north east of Melbourne and 1175.3 km south west of Lyra. Bulleen has a latitude of 37.8 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Bulleen

Rebate for Bulleen 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 Bulleen 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 Bulleen
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.166.71
Feb20.915.81
Mar16.294.52
Apr11.183.10
May7.552.10
Jun6.161.71
Jul6.881.91
Aug9.752.71
Sep13.213.67
Oct17.654.90
Nov21.095.86
Dec23.876.63

Figures from the weather station at Bundoora, which is approximately 6.7 km from Bulleen.

Bulleen, VIC is in the 3105 postcode area which has around 639 solar installations under 10 kW and about 667 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 4280 households in the 3105 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.14 kW) for about every 6.7 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Bulleen.

Solar Installers near toBulleen
NameDistanceDetails
Vision Trak Rentals2.2kmVision Trak Rentals is based in Balwyn North, VIC.
Nu Energy3.3kmNu Energy is based in Heidelberg Heights, VIC.
Quanta Solar Australia3.9kmQuanta Solar Australia is based in Doncaster, VIC.
Advenser4.2kmAdvenser is based in Doncaster, VIC.
Monets Vision4.3kmMonets Vision is based in Balwyn, VIC.
Leeson Solar4.9kmLeeson Solar is based in Heidelberg West, VIC.
Melbourne Solar Solutions5.0kmMelbourne Solar Solutions is based in Lower Plenty, VIC.
SolaMate5.0kmSolaMate is based in Alphington, VIC.
Harmonic Energy5.3kmHarmonic Energy is based in Thornbury, VIC.
Aura Renewable Energy5.5kmAura Renewable Energy is based in Doncaster East, VIC.
Eastern Solar6.5kmEastern Solar is based in Box Hill, VIC.
Sun Salute Solar6.5kmSun Salute Solar is based in Box Hill North, VIC.
GL solar6.5kmGL solar is based in Stones Corner, QLD.
Hive Solar Batteries6.6kmHive Solar Batteries is based in Box Hill North, VIC.
Entech Services6.6kmEntech Services is based in Surrey Hills, VIC.
Puma Solar6.7kmPuma Solar is based in Box Hill, VIC.
Smartgen6.7kmSmartgen is based in Box Hill, VIC.
Sundra Energy7.1kmSundra Energy is based in Templestowe, VIC.
Ads Solar VIC7.2kmAds Solar VIC is based in Preston, VIC.
Roof Top Solar Group7.3kmRoof Top Solar Group is based in Preston, VIC.
HIGHLUX | Smart Outdoor Solar Lighting7.5kmHIGHLUX | Smart Outdoor Solar Lighting is based in Hawthorn East, VIC.
Energy Control Australia7.6kmEnergy Control Australia is based in Hawthorn East, VIC.
Southern Sustainable Electric (SSE Australia)7.6kmSouthern Sustainable Electric (SSE Australia) is based in Hawthorn East, VIC.
Enervest7.9kmEnervest is based in Camberwell, VIC.
ACLE Services7.9kmACLE Services is based in Camberwell, VIC.
ACEnergy8.0kmACEnergy is based in Camberwell, VIC.
F CUBED Australia8.2kmF CUBED Australia is based in Preston, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Bulleen

Sunlight Hours in Bulleen

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 45 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Bulleen

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.8° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Bulleen, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Bulldog, NSW, which is about 1190.1 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.