Are Solar Panels Worth It In Derrinal?

Derrinal is located in Victoria about 107.4 km north of Melbourne and 1126.6 km south west of Lyra. Derrinal has a latitude of 36.9 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Derrinal

Rebate for Derrinal 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 Derrinal by month. The maximum is 7.70 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.03 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Derrinal
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.727.70
Feb24.256.74
Mar19.615.45
Apr13.733.82
May9.552.65
Jun7.322.03
Jul7.982.22
Aug11.243.12
Sep15.654.35
Oct20.805.78
Nov24.576.82
Dec27.647.68

Figures from the weather station at Kyabram, which is approximately 77.8 km from Derrinal.

Derrinal, VIC is in the 3523 postcode area which has around 806 solar installations under 10 kW and about 852 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 2307 households in the 3523 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.97 kW) for about every 2.9 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Derrinal.

Solar Installers near toDerrinal
NameDistanceDetails
Ashcroft Electrical & Solar25.9kmAshcroft Electrical & Solar is based in Strathdale, VIC.
Solar Power Lights26.1kmSolar Power Lights is based in Tooborac, VIC.
Bushwire Solar26.9kmBushwire Solar is based in Harcourt, VIC.
Cola Solar27.4kmCola Solar is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
NHC Solar27.8kmNHC Solar is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
Mr Eco28.0kmMr Eco is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
Electric Pro28.7kmElectric Pro is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
Solar Pro Bendigo28.7kmSolar Pro Bendigo is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
Click Control Systems29.2kmClick Control Systems is based in Bendigo, VIC.
Russell Broad Electrical29.3kmRussell Broad Electrical is based in Golden Square, VIC.
Midland Solar29.4kmMidland Solar is based in Bendigo, VIC.
Solar Central29.8kmSolar Central is based in Golden Square, VIC.
Solar 1 Electrical32.2kmSolar 1 Electrical is based in Long Gully, VIC.
Sunergy Solar33.0kmSunergy Solar is based in California Gully, VIC.
National Solar Network33.0kmNational Solar Network is based in California Gully, VIC.
The Solar Bloke34.7kmThe Solar Bloke is based in Castlemaine, VIC.
Mallee Sun Solar Bulk Buy35.0kmMallee Sun Solar Bulk Buy is based in Castlemaine, VIC.
Complete Solar Solutions38.2kmComplete Solar Solutions is based in Lockwood, VIC.
Central Spark Victoria40.1kmCentral Spark Victoria is based in Yapeen, VIC.
EnviroShop49.0kmEnviroShop is based in Newstead, VIC.
Solar Run Kilmore52.2kmSolar Run Kilmore is based in Tallarook, VIC.
EKO Solar53.1kmEKO Solar is based in Seymour, VIC.
Mitchell Shire Electrical55.9kmMitchell Shire Electrical is based in Kilmore, VIC.
Metrisol Energy57.5kmMetrisol Energy is based in Kilmore, VIC.
Skyline Energy57.7kmSkyline Energy is based in Macedon, VIC.
James Browne Electrics (JBE Solar and Electrical)61.0kmJames Browne Electrics (JBE Solar and Electrical) is based in Daylesford, VIC.
Norlec Contracting & Solar61.7kmNorlec Contracting & Solar is based in Rochester, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Derrinal

Sunlight Hours in Derrinal

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 40 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Derrinal

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 36.9° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Derrinal, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Derrimut, VIC, which is about 100.5 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.