Are Solar Panels Worth It In Fairfield?

Fairfield is located in Victoria about 6.2 km north east of Melbourne and 1180.0 km south west of Lyra. Fairfield has a latitude of 37.8 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Fairfield

Rebate for Fairfield 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 Fairfield by month. The maximum is 6.75 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.74 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Fairfield
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.316.75
Feb21.105.86
Mar16.394.55
Apr11.243.12
May7.692.14
Jun6.281.74
Jul6.991.94
Aug9.872.74
Sep13.413.72
Oct17.914.98
Nov21.315.92
Dec24.036.68

Figures from the weather station at Melbourne, which is approximately 5.3 km from Fairfield.

Fairfield, VIC is in the 3078 postcode area which has around 838 solar installations under 10 kW and about 885 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 4079 households in the 3078 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.84 kW) for about every 4.9 dwellings.

Here are 24 solar installers near to or in Fairfield.

Solar Installers near toFairfield
NameDistanceDetails
Harmonic Energy2.4kmHarmonic Energy is based in Thornbury, VIC.
SolaMate3.0kmSolaMate is based in Alphington, VIC.
oz greens power3.2kmoz greens power is based in Thornbury, VIC.
Solgen Energy Group (VIC)3.5kmSolgen Energy Group (VIC) is based in Fitzroy, VIC.
National Grid Support3.5kmNational Grid Support is based in Abbotsford, VIC.
My Australian Solar3.6kmMy Australian Solar is based in Fitzroy, VIC.
Ads Solar VIC3.7kmAds Solar VIC is based in Preston, VIC.
Roof Top Solar Group3.7kmRoof Top Solar Group is based in Preston, VIC.
F CUBED Australia3.8kmF CUBED Australia is based in Preston, VIC.
Net Zero Co3.8kmNet Zero Co is based in South Melbourne, VIC.
AUSTRALIAN SOLAR AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS3.9kmAUSTRALIAN SOLAR AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS is based in Collingwood, VIC.
Climasolar4.0kmClimasolar is based in Collingwood, VIC.
ALLSTAR ENERGY SOLUTIONS4.0kmALLSTAR ENERGY SOLUTIONS is based in Collingwood, VIC.
Allume Energy4.2kmAllume Energy is based in Richmond, VIC.
Nu Energy4.2kmNu Energy is based in Heidelberg Heights, VIC.
Solar Flow4.2kmSolar Flow is based in Brunswick East, VIC.
SolarQuip4.5kmSolarQuip is based in Carlton, VIC.
Monets Vision4.6kmMonets Vision is based in Balwyn, VIC.
carbonTRACK4.8kmcarbonTRACK is based in Hawthorn, VIC.
Ohm Power5.2kmOhm Power is based in Carlton, VIC.
Vision Trak Rentals5.3kmVision Trak Rentals is based in Balwyn North, VIC.
Sunrise Innovations5.4kmSunrise Innovations is based in Carlton, VIC.
Solar Run Richmond5.4kmSolar Run Richmond is based in Richmond, VIC.
Parker Solar Group5.4kmParker Solar Group is based in Melbourne, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Fairfield

Sunlight Hours in Fairfield

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 45 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Fairfield

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.8° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Fairfield, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Fairdale, QLD, which is about 1429.1 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.