Are Solar Panels Worth It In Clifton Creek?

Clifton Creek is located in Victoria about 240.0 km east of Melbourne and 1060.7 km south west of Lyra. Clifton Creek has a latitude of 37.7 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Clifton Creek

Rebate for Clifton 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 Clifton Creek by month. The maximum is 6.64 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.86 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Clifton Creek
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.906.64
Feb20.325.64
Mar16.284.52
Apr11.633.23
May8.242.29
Jun6.711.86
Jul7.552.10
Aug10.552.93
Sep14.323.98
Oct18.625.17
Nov21.696.03
Dec23.876.63

Figures from the weather station at East Sale, which is approximately 66.5 km from Clifton Creek.

Clifton Creek, VIC is in the 3875 postcode area which has around 2608 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2768 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 9566 households in the 3875 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.18 kW) for about every 3.7 dwellings.

Here are 26 solar installers near to or in Clifton Creek.

Solar Installers near toClifton Creek
NameDistanceDetails
NBS Solar Solutions12.4kmNBS Solar Solutions is based in Nicholson, VIC.
Gippsland Off Grid Solar13.8kmGippsland Off Grid Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
MEGALS13.9kmMEGALS is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Powerhouse Shop14.2kmPowerhouse Shop is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Voltage Electrics14.6kmVoltage Electrics is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Carl Spink Electrical15.1kmCarl Spink Electrical is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
RACV Solar - Bairnsdale15.5kmRACV Solar - Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
A1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland15.5kmA1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solargain Gippsland16.1kmSolargain Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
East Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale16.3kmEast Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
East Gippsland Solar16.4kmEast Gippsland Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solar To Power17.1kmSolar To Power is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Deluxe Solar Advocates22.8kmDeluxe Solar Advocates is based in Eagle Point, VIC.
GEA Solar24.9kmGEA Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solahart East Gippsland32.3kmSolahart East Gippsland is based in Lakes Entrance, VIC.
Double J Electrical Contracting P/L61.9kmDouble J Electrical Contracting P/L is based in Bindi, VIC.
RW Coulthard Electrical Services67.8kmRW Coulthard Electrical Services is based in Sale, VIC.
Boltz Contractors69.1kmBoltz Contractors is based in Sale, VIC.
Rockys Solar71.1kmRockys Solar is based in Sale, VIC.
JHB Electrical & Solar.112.0kmJHB Electrical & Solar. is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
RACV Solar - Traralgon112.2kmRACV Solar - Traralgon is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
LV Solar & Renewable Energy112.4kmLV Solar & Renewable Energy is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Metro Solar Solutions114.4kmMetro Solar Solutions is based in Traralgon, VIC.
SUNLIT SOLAR123.5kmSUNLIT SOLAR is based in Tawonga, VIC.
Alternate Energy Innovations124.4kmAlternate Energy Innovations is based in Morwell, VIC.
TMN Electrical125.5kmTMN Electrical is based in Bright, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Clifton Creek

Sunlight Hours in Clifton Creek

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 Clifton Creek

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Clifton Creek, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Clifton Beach, QLD, which is about 2336.9 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.