Are Solar Panels Worth It In Childers?

Childers is located in Victoria about 113.9 km south east of Melbourne and 1179.7 km south west of Lyra. Childers has a latitude of 38.3 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Childers

Rebate for Childers 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 Childers 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 Childers
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 23.4 km from Childers.

Childers, VIC is in the 3824 postcode area which has around 601 solar installations under 10 kW and about 633 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 2200 households in the 3824 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.04 kW) for about every 3.7 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Childers.

Solar Installers near toChilders
NameDistanceDetails
Trentleck11.4kmTrentleck is based in Narracan, VIC.
Lima Electrical & Solar17.2kmLima Electrical & Solar is based in Trafalgar East, VIC.
Solahart Greater Gippsland20.6kmSolahart Greater Gippsland is based in Moe, VIC.
Sunplus Solar20.7kmSunplus Solar is based in Warragul, VIC.
Hills Energy Solutions20.7kmHills Energy Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.
Adsolar & Electrical21.7kmAdsolar & Electrical is based in Newborough, VIC.
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Baw Baw Warragul Gippsland Melbourne Victoria22.7kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Baw Baw Warragul Gippsland Melbourne Victoria is based in Warragul, VIC.
G-Store Warragul22.7kmG-Store Warragul is based in Warragul, VIC.
Natural Energy Products & Solutions26.1kmNatural Energy Products & Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.
Alternate Energy Innovations29.6kmAlternate Energy Innovations is based in Morwell, VIC.
Metro Solar Solutions39.5kmMetro Solar Solutions is based in Traralgon, VIC.
BJH Electrical & Solar Services40.3kmBJH Electrical & Solar Services is based in Bunyip, VIC.
LV Solar & Renewable Energy41.4kmLV Solar & Renewable Energy is based in Traralgon, VIC.
RACV Solar - Traralgon41.7kmRACV Solar - Traralgon is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
JHB Electrical & Solar.41.9kmJHB Electrical & Solar. is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
Hth Property Maintenance43.2kmHth Property Maintenance is based in Foster, VIC.
GF SOLAR45.2kmGF SOLAR is based in Kongwak, VIC.
Bush Electrics and Solar50.2kmBush Electrics and Solar is based in Inverloch, VIC.
Sunscape Solar51.7kmSunscape Solar is based in Grantville, VIC.
EcoSmart Solar51.9kmEcoSmart Solar is based in Inverloch, VIC.
Cardinia Solar53.5kmCardinia Solar is based in Nar Nar Goon, VIC.
Advanced Solar & Batteries56.0kmAdvanced Solar & Batteries is based in Wonthaggi, VIC.
Softwave Building Solutions58.5kmSoftwave Building Solutions is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Abacus Solar58.5kmAbacus Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Mr Solar58.6kmMr Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Altruistic Aluminium58.6kmAltruistic Aluminium is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Think Solar58.8kmThink Solar is based in Hawthorn East, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Childers

Sunlight Hours in Childers

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 48 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Childers

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 38.3° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Childers, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Chilcotts Grass, NSW, which is about 1247.2 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.