Are Solar Panels Worth It In Earlston?

Earlston is located in Victoria about 156.1 km north east of Melbourne and 1032.6 km south west of Lyra. Earlston has a latitude of 36.5 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Earlston

Rebate for Earlston 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 Earlston by month. The maximum is 7.56 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.02 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Earlston
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.237.56
Feb23.976.66
Mar19.545.43
Apr13.793.83
May9.592.66
Jun7.282.02
Jul7.882.19
Aug10.983.05
Sep15.244.23
Oct20.575.71
Nov24.056.68
Dec26.877.46

Figures from the weather station at Dookie Agricultural College, which is approximately 18.4 km from Earlston.

Earlston, VIC is in the 3669 postcode area which has around 273 solar installations under 10 kW and about 282 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 791 households in the 3669 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.89 kW) for about every 2.9 dwellings.

Here are 24 solar installers near to or in Earlston.

Solar Installers near toEarlston
NameDistanceDetails
SUN REAL Renewable Energy Systems26.2kmSUN REAL Renewable Energy Systems is based in Benalla, VIC.
Ecotech Energy27.3kmEcotech Energy is based in Benalla, VIC.
Country Solar27.3kmCountry Solar is based in Keysborough, VIC.
Reilly Electrical & Sunvalley Solar29.6kmReilly Electrical & Sunvalley Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Commodore Australia29.9kmCommodore Australia is based in Shepparton, VIC.
GISTA MPV SOLAR PYC. LTD TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.30.1kmGISTA MPV SOLAR PYC. LTD TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Future NRG Solar Power Specialists30.1kmFuture NRG Solar Power Specialists is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Anzunitedsolar30.6kmAnzunitedsolar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Jim's Energy30.8kmJim's Energy is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Watters Electrical & Solar30.8kmWatters Electrical & Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Blake Campbell Solar31.1kmBlake Campbell Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
GV Electrical and Solar31.4kmGV Electrical and Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Green Tunnel31.6kmGreen Tunnel is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Solahart Albury Wodonga56.5kmSolahart Albury Wodonga is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Elect-Solar57.1kmElect-Solar is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Wangaratta Solar58.2kmWangaratta Solar is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Urban Renewables Wangaratta58.4kmUrban Renewables Wangaratta is based in Waldara, VIC.
Baker Renewable Energy58.6kmBaker Renewable Energy is based in Numurkah, VIC.
Shannon Fraser Solar and Electrical60.8kmShannon Fraser Solar and Electrical is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Solargain61.1kmSolargain is based in Rockingham, WA.
Active Energy Group63.1kmActive Energy Group is based in Kyabram, VIC.
Kennedy Electrical and Solar63.9kmKennedy Electrical and Solar is based in North Wangaratta, VIC.
Mansfield Security66.1kmMansfield Security is based in Mansfield, VIC.
G&H Electrics67.6kmG&H Electrics is based in Mansfield, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Earlston

Sunlight Hours in Earlston

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 38 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Earlston

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 36.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Earlston, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Eagleton, NSW, which is about 701.5 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.