Are Solar Panels Worth It In Drouin West?

Drouin West is located in Victoria about 83.5 km east of Melbourne and 1169.8 km south west of Lyra. Drouin West has a latitude of 38.1 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Drouin West, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Drouin West

Rebate for Drouin West 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 Drouin West 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 Drouin West
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 43.3 km from Drouin West.

Drouin West, VIC is in the 3818 postcode area which has around 2142 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2245 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 6616 households in the 3818 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.99 kW) for about every 3.1 dwellings.

Here are 24 solar installers near to or in Drouin West.

Solar Installers near toDrouin West
NameDistanceDetails
Natural Energy Products & Solutions6.8kmNatural Energy Products & Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.
G-Store Warragul10.1kmG-Store Warragul is based in Warragul, VIC.
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Baw Baw Warragul Gippsland Melbourne Victoria10.2kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Baw Baw Warragul Gippsland Melbourne Victoria is based in Warragul, VIC.
BJH Electrical & Solar Services10.3kmBJH Electrical & Solar Services is based in Bunyip, VIC.
Hills Energy Solutions12.1kmHills Energy Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.
Sunplus Solar12.1kmSunplus Solar is based in Warragul, VIC.
Cardinia Solar25.4kmCardinia Solar is based in Nar Nar Goon, VIC.
Abacus Solar30.9kmAbacus Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Mr Solar31.0kmMr Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Softwave Building Solutions31.1kmSoftwave Building Solutions is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Altruistic Aluminium31.3kmAltruistic Aluminium is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Energy Connections32.1kmEnergy Connections is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Solar-Energy32.2kmSolar-Energy is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Think Solar32.2kmThink Solar is based in Hawthorn East, VIC.
Lima Electrical & Solar32.5kmLima Electrical & Solar is based in Trafalgar East, VIC.
Clean Energy Direct32.5kmClean Energy Direct is based in Pakenham, VIC.
A.R ENERGY SOLUTIONS35.4kmA.R ENERGY SOLUTIONS is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Solar Worx36.9kmSolar Worx is based in Officer, VIC.
Solahart Greater Gippsland37.0kmSolahart Greater Gippsland is based in Moe, VIC.
Oasis Air conditioning and Solar37.5kmOasis Air conditioning and Solar is based in Wesburn, VIC.
Trentleck38.2kmTrentleck is based in Narracan, VIC.
Adsolar & Electrical40.3kmAdsolar & Electrical is based in Newborough, VIC.
Proline importing Australia41.2kmProline importing Australia is based in Beaconsfield, VIC.
Solar Run Carrum Downs42.9kmSolar Run Carrum Downs is based in Clyde North, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Drouin West

Sunlight Hours in Drouin West

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 47 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Drouin West

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 38.1° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Drouin West, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Drouin South, VIC, which is about 11.1 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.