Are Solar Panels Worth It In Crystal Creek?

Crystal Creek is located in Victoria about 84.5 km north east of Melbourne and 1102.9 km south west of Lyra. Crystal Creek has a latitude of 37.3 degrees South.

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

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Crystal 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. Crystal Creek is in Climate Zone 3 which has a rating of 1.382.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Crystal Creek during 2024 would give you 96 ST Certificates worth $3830.40 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Crystal Creek will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Crystal Creek

Rebate for Crystal Creek Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW29$1157.10
4 kW38$1516.20
5 kW48$1915.20
6 kW58$2314.20
6.6 kW63$2513.70
10 kW96$3830.40
12 kW116$4628.40
15 kW145$5785.50

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Crystal Creek by month. The maximum is 7.26 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.68 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Crystal Creek
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.147.26
Feb22.806.33
Mar18.175.05
Apr12.353.43
May8.012.23
Jun6.051.68
Jul6.511.81
Aug9.672.69
Sep14.073.91
Oct19.335.37
Nov22.986.38
Dec25.977.21

Figures from the weather station at Lake Eildon, which is approximately 24.9 km from Crystal Creek.

Crystal Creek, VIC is in the 3714 postcode area which has around 619 solar installations under 10 kW and about 645 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 1929 households in the 3714 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.07 kW) for about every 3.1 dwellings.

Here are 23 solar installers near to or in Crystal Creek.

Solar Installers near toCrystal Creek
NameDistanceDetails
Ironcore Batteries42.2kmIroncore Batteries is based in Healesville, VIC.
Mansfield Security42.4kmMansfield Security is based in Mansfield, VIC.
Kubo Electrical44.2kmKubo Electrical is based in Healesville, VIC.
G&H Electrics45.0kmG&H Electrics is based in Mansfield, VIC.
Solarphase47.5kmSolarphase is based in Mansfield, VIC.
Smart Energy Lab50.1kmSmart Energy Lab is based in Mount Toolebewong, VIC.
SolarPlus50.2kmSolarPlus is based in Mount Toolebewong, VIC.
Solar Run Kilmore51.9kmSolar Run Kilmore is based in Tallarook, VIC.
EKO Solar52.2kmEKO Solar is based in Seymour, VIC.
Green Energy Australia53.6kmGreen Energy Australia is based in Upper Plenty, VIC.
RJP Electrical + Solar Doreen56.3kmRJP Electrical + Solar Doreen is based in Doreen, VIC.
Oasis Air conditioning and Solar57.6kmOasis Air conditioning and Solar is based in Wesburn, VIC.
Amrut Solar59.8kmAmrut Solar is based in Mernda, VIC.
Sonergy59.9kmSonergy is based in Wallan, VIC.
True Green Australia60.4kmTrue Green Australia is based in Lilydale, VIC.
Mitchell Shire Electrical60.7kmMitchell Shire Electrical is based in Kilmore, VIC.
iEnergytech61.3kmiEnergytech is based in Mount Evelyn, VIC.
Adopt Solar61.5kmAdopt Solar is based in Mernda, VIC.
Metrisol Energy61.6kmMetrisol Energy is based in Kilmore, VIC.
Yarra Solar62.2kmYarra Solar is based in North Warrandyte, VIC.
True Solar Time62.7kmTrue Solar Time is based in Silvan, VIC.
modernenergy solar batteries63.0kmmodernenergy solar batteries is based in Plenty, VIC.
sunny solar cleaning63.5kmsunny solar cleaning is based in Mooroolbark, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Crystal Creek

Sunlight Hours in Crystal Creek

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 42 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Crystal Creek

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.3° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Crystal Creek, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Crystal Creek, NSW, which is about 1226.2 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.