Are Solar Panels Worth It In Gentle Annie?

Gentle Annie is located in Victoria about 77.8 km east of Melbourne and 1156.3 km south west of Lyra. Gentle Annie has a latitude of 37.9 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Gentle Annie, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Gentle Annie

Rebate for Gentle Annie 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 Gentle Annie by month. The maximum is 6.65 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.54 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Gentle Annie
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.946.65
Feb20.845.79
Mar16.164.49
Apr10.923.03
May7.151.99
Jun5.531.54
Jul6.191.72
Aug9.142.54
Sep12.563.49
Oct17.064.74
Nov20.685.74
Dec23.176.44

Figures from the weather station at Toolangi, which is approximately 50.3 km from Gentle Annie.

Gentle Annie, VIC is in the 3833 postcode area which has around 55 solar installations under 10 kW and about 59 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 240 households in the 3833 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.44 kW) for about every 4.4 dwellings.

Here are 22 solar installers near to or in Gentle Annie.

Solar Installers near toGentle Annie
NameDistanceDetails
BJH Electrical & Solar Services19.0kmBJH Electrical & Solar Services is based in Bunyip, VIC.
Natural Energy Products & Solutions22.8kmNatural Energy Products & Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.
Oasis Air conditioning and Solar23.4kmOasis Air conditioning and Solar is based in Wesburn, VIC.
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Baw Baw Warragul Gippsland Melbourne Victoria24.8kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Baw Baw Warragul Gippsland Melbourne Victoria is based in Warragul, VIC.
G-Store Warragul25.6kmG-Store Warragul is based in Warragul, VIC.
Hills Energy Solutions26.9kmHills Energy Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.
Sunplus Solar26.9kmSunplus Solar is based in Warragul, VIC.
Cardinia Solar29.0kmCardinia Solar is based in Nar Nar Goon, VIC.
Smart Energy Lab33.6kmSmart Energy Lab is based in Mount Toolebewong, VIC.
Abacus Solar33.8kmAbacus Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Mr Solar33.8kmMr Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
SolarPlus33.8kmSolarPlus is based in Mount Toolebewong, VIC.
Softwave Building Solutions34.1kmSoftwave Building Solutions is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Solar-Energy34.3kmSolar-Energy is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Altruistic Aluminium34.3kmAltruistic Aluminium is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Energy Connections34.6kmEnergy Connections is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Think Solar35.9kmThink Solar is based in Hawthorn East, VIC.
Clean Energy Direct35.9kmClean Energy Direct is based in Pakenham, VIC.
A.R ENERGY SOLUTIONS37.4kmA.R ENERGY SOLUTIONS is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Solar Worx38.5kmSolar Worx is based in Officer, VIC.
Green Valley Solar38.6kmGreen Valley Solar is based in Silvan, VIC.
True Solar Time38.8kmTrue Solar Time is based in Silvan, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Gentle Annie

Sunlight Hours in Gentle Annie

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 46 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Gentle Annie

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.9° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Gentle Annie, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Genoa, VIC, which is about 343.9 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.