Are Solar Panels Worth It In Flora Hill?

Flora Hill is located in Victoria about 129.5 km north west of Melbourne and 1130.9 km south west of Lyra. Flora Hill has a latitude of 36.8 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Flora Hill, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Flora Hill

Rebate for Flora Hill 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 Flora Hill 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 Flora Hill
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 84.6 km from Flora Hill.

Flora Hill, VIC is in the 3550 postcode area which has around 4045 solar installations under 10 kW and about 4321 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 21087 households in the 3550 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.81 kW) for about every 5.2 dwellings.

Here are 24 solar installers near to or in Flora Hill.

Solar Installers near toFlora Hill
NameDistanceDetails
Ashcroft Electrical & Solar2.3kmAshcroft Electrical & Solar is based in Strathdale, VIC.
Midland Solar2.4kmMidland Solar is based in Bendigo, VIC.
Click Control Systems2.6kmClick Control Systems is based in Bendigo, VIC.
Russell Broad Electrical2.6kmRussell Broad Electrical is based in Golden Square, VIC.
Solar Central2.6kmSolar Central is based in Golden Square, VIC.
Mr Eco3.2kmMr Eco is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
Cola Solar3.8kmCola Solar is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
NHC Solar4.2kmNHC Solar is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
Solar Pro Bendigo4.2kmSolar Pro Bendigo is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
Electric Pro4.2kmElectric Pro is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
Solar 1 Electrical5.3kmSolar 1 Electrical is based in Long Gully, VIC.
Sunergy Solar6.2kmSunergy Solar is based in California Gully, VIC.
National Solar Network6.2kmNational Solar Network is based in California Gully, VIC.
Complete Solar Solutions14.0kmComplete Solar Solutions is based in Lockwood, VIC.
Bushwire Solar24.4kmBushwire Solar is based in Harcourt, VIC.
The Solar Bloke29.8kmThe Solar Bloke is based in Castlemaine, VIC.
Mallee Sun Solar Bulk Buy32.3kmMallee Sun Solar Bulk Buy is based in Castlemaine, VIC.
Ceramet Solar35.5kmCeramet Solar is based in Bridgewater, VIC.
Central Spark Victoria36.9kmCentral Spark Victoria is based in Yapeen, VIC.
Bridgewater Solar Plant40.4kmBridgewater Solar Plant is based in Bridgewater, VIC.
EnviroShop41.5kmEnviroShop is based in Newstead, VIC.
Solar Power Lights53.4kmSolar Power Lights is based in Tooborac, VIC.
KC Solar57.8kmKC Solar is based in Maryborough, VIC.
Norlec Contracting & Solar58.8kmNorlec Contracting & Solar is based in Rochester, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Flora Hill

Sunlight Hours in Flora Hill

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 39 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Flora Hill

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 36.8° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Flora Hill, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Flintstone, TAS, which is about 620.6 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.