Are Solar Panels Worth It In Gladstone Park?

Gladstone Park is located in Victoria about 14.9 km north west of Melbourne and 1178.3 km south west of Lyra. Gladstone Park has a latitude of 37.7 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Gladstone Park, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Gladstone Park

Rebate for Gladstone Park 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 Gladstone Park by month. The maximum is 6.67 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.75 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Gladstone Park
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.026.67
Feb20.895.80
Mar16.344.54
Apr11.323.14
May7.732.15
Jun6.291.75
Jul7.041.96
Aug10.022.78
Sep13.593.77
Oct17.784.94
Nov21.145.87
Dec23.816.61

Figures from the weather station at Melbourne Airport, which is approximately 6.3 km from Gladstone Park.

Gladstone Park, VIC is in the 3043 postcode area which has around 1220 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1349 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 8053 households in the 3043 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.80 kW) for about every 6.6 dwellings.

Here are 24 solar installers near to or in Gladstone Park.

Solar Installers near toGladstone Park
NameDistanceDetails
Clean Earth Services0.6kmClean Earth Services is based in Gladstone Park, VIC.
LECO SOLUTIONS Energy Group0.8kmLECO SOLUTIONS Energy Group is based in Tullamarine, VIC.
Energy Solutions Australia2.2kmEnergy Solutions Australia is based in Westmeadows, VIC.
Solar Solar Group2.3kmSolar Solar Group is based in Tullamarine, VIC.
Trione Energy2.9kmTrione Energy is based in Tullamarine, VIC.
Ultimate Solar Energy3.1kmUltimate Solar Energy is based in Tullamarine, VIC.
Solar Run Glenroy3.6kmSolar Run Glenroy is based in Glenroy, VIC.
Blue Solar4.0kmBlue Solar is based in Tullamarine, VIC.
Essential Solar4.0kmEssential Solar is based in Tullamarine, VIC.
Fronius Australia4.0kmFronius Australia is based in Tullamarine, VIC.
Solarcel Energy4.3kmSolarcel Energy is based in Melbourne, VIC.
Australian Micro Inverters4.5kmAustralian Micro Inverters is based in Broadmeadows, VIC.
Solar Panel Options4.8kmSolar Panel Options is based in Keilor Park, VIC.
Proma Solar4.9kmProma Solar is based in Broadmeadows, VIC.
Evolve Green Electrical5.2kmEvolve Green Electrical is based in Essendon North, VIC.
NXTGEN Group5.6kmNXTGEN Group is based in Keilor East, VIC.
Just Energy5.8kmJust Energy is based in Essendon North, VIC.
Solar Nation6.0kmSolar Nation is based in Campbellfield, VIC.
Revolusun Power6.3kmRevolusun Power is based in Campbellfield, VIC.
Sailax Solar6.7kmSailax Solar is based in Campbellfield, VIC.
small solar australia6.8kmsmall solar australia is based in Essendon, VIC.
TCK Solar6.9kmTCK Solar is based in Coburg North, VIC.
Green Solutions6.9kmGreen Solutions is based in Coburg North, VIC.
Sunstainable6.9kmSunstainable is based in Coburg North, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Gladstone Park

Sunlight Hours in Gladstone Park

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 Gladstone Park

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Gladstone Park, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Gladstone Harbour, QLD, which is about 1655.5 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.