Are Solar Panels Worth It In Cloverlea?

Cloverlea is located in Victoria about 103.2 km south east of Melbourne and 1179.9 km south west of Lyra. Cloverlea has a latitude of 38.3 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Cloverlea

Rebate for Cloverlea 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 Cloverlea 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 Cloverlea
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 30.0 km from Cloverlea.

Cloverlea, VIC is in the 3822 postcode area which has around 123 solar installations under 10 kW and about 134 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 363 households in the 3822 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.94 kW) for about every 3.0 dwellings.

Here are 25 solar installers near to or in Cloverlea.

Solar Installers near toCloverlea
NameDistanceDetails
Sunplus Solar11.3kmSunplus Solar is based in Warragul, VIC.
Hills Energy Solutions11.3kmHills Energy Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.
G-Store Warragul12.8kmG-Store Warragul is based in Warragul, VIC.
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Baw Baw Warragul Gippsland Melbourne Victoria13.3kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Baw Baw Warragul Gippsland Melbourne Victoria is based in Warragul, VIC.
Natural Energy Products & Solutions16.1kmNatural Energy Products & Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.
Trentleck19.9kmTrentleck is based in Narracan, VIC.
Lima Electrical & Solar20.7kmLima Electrical & Solar is based in Trafalgar East, VIC.
Solahart Greater Gippsland25.3kmSolahart Greater Gippsland is based in Moe, VIC.
Adsolar & Electrical27.6kmAdsolar & Electrical is based in Newborough, VIC.
BJH Electrical & Solar Services29.7kmBJH Electrical & Solar Services is based in Bunyip, VIC.
Alternate Energy Innovations38.2kmAlternate Energy Innovations is based in Morwell, VIC.
GF SOLAR40.9kmGF SOLAR is based in Kongwak, VIC.
Cardinia Solar42.8kmCardinia Solar is based in Nar Nar Goon, VIC.
Sunscape Solar44.2kmSunscape Solar is based in Grantville, VIC.
Metro Solar Solutions47.6kmMetro Solar Solutions is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Softwave Building Solutions47.8kmSoftwave Building Solutions is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Abacus Solar47.8kmAbacus Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Mr Solar47.9kmMr Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Altruistic Aluminium48.0kmAltruistic Aluminium is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Think Solar48.1kmThink Solar is based in Hawthorn East, VIC.
Clean Energy Direct48.7kmClean Energy Direct is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Bush Electrics and Solar48.7kmBush Electrics and Solar is based in Inverloch, VIC.
Energy Connections49.0kmEnergy Connections is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Solar-Energy49.4kmSolar-Energy is based in Pakenham, VIC.
LV Solar & Renewable Energy49.5kmLV Solar & Renewable Energy is based in Traralgon, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Cloverlea

Sunlight Hours in Cloverlea

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 Cloverlea

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 Cloverlea, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Cloverdale, WA, which is about 2808.6 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.