Are Solar Panels Worth It In Flamingo Beach?

Flamingo Beach is located in Victoria about 211.8 km east of Melbourne and 1130.8 km south west of Lyra. Flamingo Beach has a latitude of 38.3 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Flamingo Beach, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Flamingo Beach

Rebate for Flamingo Beach 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 Flamingo Beach by month. The maximum is 6.64 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.86 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Flamingo Beach
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.906.64
Feb20.325.64
Mar16.284.52
Apr11.633.23
May8.242.29
Jun6.711.86
Jul7.552.10
Aug10.552.93
Sep14.323.98
Oct18.625.17
Nov21.696.03
Dec23.876.63

Figures from the weather station at East Sale, which is approximately 23.3 km from Flamingo Beach.

Flamingo Beach, VIC is in the 3851 postcode area which has around 1237 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1301 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 4748 households in the 3851 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.95 kW) for about every 3.8 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Flamingo Beach.

Solar Installers near toFlamingo Beach
NameDistanceDetails
RW Coulthard Electrical Services26.9kmRW Coulthard Electrical Services is based in Sale, VIC.
Rockys Solar28.4kmRockys Solar is based in Sale, VIC.
Boltz Contractors29.2kmBoltz Contractors is based in Sale, VIC.
GEA Solar49.7kmGEA Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Deluxe Solar Advocates50.1kmDeluxe Solar Advocates is based in Eagle Point, VIC.
East Gippsland Solar54.1kmEast Gippsland Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
East Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale54.1kmEast Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solargain Gippsland54.4kmSolargain Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
A1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland54.9kmA1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
RACV Solar - Bairnsdale54.9kmRACV Solar - Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Voltage Electrics56.0kmVoltage Electrics is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Powerhouse Shop56.2kmPowerhouse Shop is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
MEGALS56.6kmMEGALS is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Gippsland Off Grid Solar56.7kmGippsland Off Grid Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
NBS Solar Solutions62.7kmNBS Solar Solutions is based in Nicholson, VIC.
JHB Electrical & Solar.65.9kmJHB Electrical & Solar. is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
RACV Solar - Traralgon66.0kmRACV Solar - Traralgon is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
LV Solar & Renewable Energy66.3kmLV Solar & Renewable Energy is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Solar To Power67.5kmSolar To Power is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Metro Solar Solutions68.1kmMetro Solar Solutions is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Carl Spink Electrical68.6kmCarl Spink Electrical is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Solahart East Gippsland73.5kmSolahart East Gippsland is based in Lakes Entrance, VIC.
Alternate Energy Innovations76.6kmAlternate Energy Innovations is based in Morwell, VIC.
Adsolar & Electrical89.2kmAdsolar & Electrical is based in Newborough, VIC.
Solahart Greater Gippsland92.4kmSolahart Greater Gippsland is based in Moe, VIC.
Trentleck94.7kmTrentleck is based in Narracan, VIC.
Lima Electrical & Solar97.1kmLima Electrical & Solar is based in Trafalgar East, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Flamingo Beach

Sunlight Hours in Flamingo Beach

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 48 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Flamingo Beach

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 38.3° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Flamingo Beach, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Flametree, QLD, which is about 2006.5 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.